document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=154962>Question 154962</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> please help me with the following question with a good explanation on how to work it out for me and my son, Thanks in advance!  evaluate the expression: (1000!-999!)/998! </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Note: 1000! = 1000*999!<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and 999! = 999*998!<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Rewrite the problem:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1000*999! - 999!) / 998!\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "= (999!)(1000 - 1)/998!\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "= (999*998!)(999)/998!\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cancel the 998! common to the numerator the denominator.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "= 999*999\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "= 998001<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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