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Can you multiply by one

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Anonymous

12y ago
Updated: 8/19/2019

Yes. The number one is called the "multiplicative identity" because any number multiplied by 1 is the same number. This is useful in working with fractions, because you can multiply by improper fractions such as 3/3 or 5/5 to achieve like denominators.

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