Question

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

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

Answer 1

The correct option is A $0$, 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 $a$, $a+0=a$ .