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Select the correct reason for the numbered statement. http://prntscr.com/76syje Statement Number Six.

A. Transitive Property of Equality
B. Symmetric Property of Equality
C. Given
D. Identity Property of Multiplication

My Answer: C. or D.

Answer 1

Is the statement "a*1 = b*1 is the same as a = b" given to you?

Answer 2

and when I say "given", I mean it is provided at the top where it says "prove..." before the actual proof starts

Answer 3

No, it is not. So the answer must be D.! :D

Answer 4

yep, 1 is the multiplicative identity

Answer 5

\(\color{blue}{\text{Originally Posted by}}\) @jim_thompson5910
yep, 1 is the multiplicative identity
\(\color{blue}{\text{End of Quote}}\)
You mean 6. XD

Answer 6

no I mean that 1 times any number produces that same number.

1*x = x*1 = x

so the number 1 itself is called the multiplicative identity

http://www.mathsisfun.com/definitions/multiplicative-identity.html

Answer 7

Oh! Yeah, you are right about that. I thought you were saying it like "Statement 6 is the Multiplicative Identity." Sorry! >_<

Answer 8

that's ok lol

Answer 9

XD