1/2 times 1 = 1/2 The definition of Multiplicative identity: the number 1 (for real number) hope that helps
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The multiplicative identity is a property of a set of numbers, not of an individual number in the set. 1 is the multiplicative identity for the set of all integers, rationals or reals etc. Individual elements of the set do have a multiplicative INVERSE and for 2, this is 1/2 or 0.5
2/3 and 3/2 are multiplicative inverses because they multiply to give you the multiplicative identity one.
The fact that 1 is the multiplicative identity.
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It is the property that 1 is the multiplicative identity for sets of numbers.