Question

If ____ is added to a number, the sum will remain same. Hence, it is called the ______ in the whole numbers.

• A. 1, additive identity
• B. 0, multiplicative identity
• C. 0, additive identity
• D. 1, multiplicative identity

Answer 1

The correct option is C 0, additive identity

Additive identity is the whole number which, when added to another whole number, results in the whole number to which it was added.
0 is the additive identity as for any whole number a, a+0=a .