The binary operation $*$ on $R - \{-1\}$ defined by $a * b = \frac{a}{b+1}$ is:

  • A
    $*$ is associative and commutative
  • B
    $*$ is associative but not commutative
  • C
    $*$ is neither associative nor commutative
  • D
    $*$ is commutative but not associative

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