document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=896406>Question 896406</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> What does 60! mean in statistics how do I solve 60!/58!(60-58)!\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "please help me understand </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "60! is 60 factorial.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= 60*59*58*57*...1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "60!/58! = 60*59*58*57...1/(58*57*56...1) = 60*59<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(60-58)! = 2! = 2*1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "--> 60*59/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= 1770<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "PS  That's not solving anything.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Equations are solved, eg, \"solve for x\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "That's just simplification or evaluation.<BR>\n" );
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