1950 AHSME Problem 3

The sum of the roots of the equation 4x^{2}+5-8x=0 is equal to:

\textbf{(A)}\ 8\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ -5\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ -\frac{5}{4}\qquad\textbf{(D)}\ -2\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ \text{None of these}

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