What property of real numbers lets you multiply a number by 1 and have a product equal to the original number?

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Sydnee Potter

Mathematics

5 December, 22:48

What property of real numbers lets you multiply a number by 1 and have a product equal to the original number?

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Abbey Howard · Answer 1

The identity property of multiplication is a property of real numbers that lets you multiply a number by 1 and have the product equal to the original number.

Examples that illustrate the identity property of multiplication:

22 x 1 = 22

-123 x 1 = - 123