document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=436495>Question 436495</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If nPr= 55400 and nCr=462, determine r. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #301989 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richard1234><B>richard1234(7193)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richard1234><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=richard1234><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=301989\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I think you may have typoed and put 55400 instead of 55440 (simply because 55400/462 is not an integer, as you will see).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "For this problem, we can note that <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=nPr%2FnCr+=+%28+n%21%2F%28n-r%29%21+%29%2F%28+n%21%2F%28n-r%29%21r%21+%29+=+r%21+=+55440%2F462+=+120 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. Since r! = 120, r = 5. </SPAN>\n" );
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