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> ((D%C)+(B%C)) = (D+B) % C

This is wrong. You need an extra %C on the left hand side for that identity to work:

((D%C)+(B%C))%C = (D+B) % C

In the J programming language, '%' is the division operator (not the modulus). So the identity is correct

Thanks, I missed it. My bad.