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DIRECTIONS: In the following questions, the symbols, \[\text{+ and  }\!\!\times\!\!\text{ ,4 and 6}\], \[\text{+ and  }\!\!\times\!\!\text{ ,4 and 6}\], =, * and \[4+12=16\] are used with the following meanings ?A \[16=16,\] B? means ?A is greater than B?; ?A \[4\times 6-2=14\]B? means ?A greater than or equal to B?; ?A = B? means ?A is equal to B?; ?A * B? means ?A is smaller than B?; ?A \[\times \text{to }\div ,2\text{and}4\]B? means ?A is either smaller than or equal to B?; Now in each of the following questions, assuming the given statements to be true, find which of the two conclusions I and II given below them is/are definitely true. Statements:  S * M, M \[4\times 2+6=14\]L, L \[8+6=14\]P Conclusion:  I. S = P II. S \[14=14\] L

A) if only if conclusion I is true

B) if only conclusion II is true

C) if either I or II is true

D) if neither I nor II is true