Proving a group like object always has a unique right inverse, and a unique left inverse

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Given a quartet $(s,p,m, n)$ and a law

$$(s,p,m,n).(q,r,t,u)=(\frac{2}{3}sq, pr,m+(1-t), nu)$$

where $s,p,m,n,q,r,t$ and $u$ are in $\mathbb{R} \setminus \{0\}$.

The left and right identities have been found to be different which is ok. I believe these to be $(3/2,1,1,1)$ for the right identity and $(3/2,1,-1,1)$ for the left identity. Please confirm this to be true.

How does one prove that every element obeying this law has an inverse or perhaps even a unique inverse (perhaps on the left and on the right)?

I want to reason that we start with a declaration (theorem?) that

$$(s,p,m,n)(q,r,t,u) = (3/2,1,1,1)$$

An example:

$$(s,p,m,n )(1,2,3,4) =(3/2,1,1,1)$$

Then $(s,p,m,n) =(9/4,1/2,3,1/4)$

$$(s,p,m,n)(q,r,t,u) = (3/2,1,-1,1)$$

$$(9/4,1/2,3,1/4)(q,r,t,u) = (3/2,1,-1,1)$$

then $(q,r,t,u) = (1,2,5,4)$

Please check if these are even true. From checking it definitely looks like for every element there is a unique left and right inverse. What is a good way of proving this?

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Here $(3/2, 1, -1,1)$ is not a left identity, since

$$(3/2, 1, -1, 1)\cdot(q,r,t,u)=(q, r, \color{red}{-t}, u).$$