if @ presents one of the operations + - × ,is k @ (L+m)=(k @ l)+(k @ m) for all numbers k,l and m? 1,k @ l is not equal to l @ k for some numbers k 2,@represents subtraction if 1) k @ 1 is not equal to 1 @ k for some numbers k, then @ can not be either + or x, since k x 1 = 1 x k for all k, and 1 + k = k + 1 for all k, if @ can only be -, if @ is - then k @ 1 is NOT EQUAL to 1 @ k for all numbers k, l, m and THUS SUFFICIENT to establish the answer is no 2) we get the same thing as 1), thus also sufficient to establish an answer thus the answer is D |