document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=325927>Question 325927</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I am not sure what type of problem this is, can anyone help me with it?  I don't understand what it is asking me.  Compute: 200!/198!  Any help would be appreciated! </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #233302 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=nyc_function><B>nyc_function(2741)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=nyc_function><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=nyc_function><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=233302\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The symbol ! means factorial.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We multiply in a downward direction. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "200! = 200 x 199 x 198...all the way down to x 1 for the numerator.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "198! = 198 x 197 x 196...all the way down to x 1 for the numerator.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "As you can see, 198 down to 1 for the top and bottom of your fraction will cancel out leaving us with (200 x 199)/1.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We can use a calculator.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "200!/198! = (200 x 199)/1 = 39,800\r<BR>\n" );
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