Associative binary operation with several left inverse elememts

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I am supposed to find a binary operation that is associative and has several left inverse elements. I have no clue how to do that or if it is even possible, please help :)

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Take the monoid presented by $\langle a, b, c \mid ac = bc = 1 \rangle$. Then $a$ and $b$ are both left inverses of $c$. Note that such an example has to be an infinite monoid. Indeed, in a finite monoid, the condition $xz= yz = 1$ implies $x = y$.