document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=771267>Question 771267</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> solve the equation P(n,5) = 20P(n,3) for n </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "n!/(n-5)!  =  20n!/(n-3)!\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1/(n-5)! =  20/(n-3)!\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(n-3)! = 20(n-5)!\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(n-3)(n-4)= 20\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "n = 8\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Answer: n=8\r<BR>\n" );
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