1969 AHSME Problems/Problem 5

Problem

If a number $N,N \ne 0$ , diminished by four times its reciprocal, equals a given real constant $R$ , then, for this given $R$ , the sum of all such possible values of $N$ is

$\text{(A) } \frac{1}{R}\quad \text{(B) } R\quad \text{(C) } 4\quad \text{(D) } \frac{1}{4}\quad \text{(E) } -R$

Solution

$\fbox{B}$

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