SOLUTION: This is in factorials!!! Evaulate each expression 24!/18!(24-18)! The answer should be 134,596 but how do I solve it?????

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Question 1074277: This is in factorials!!! Evaulate each expression
24!/18!(24-18)!
The answer should be 134,596 but how do I solve it?????

Answer by Edwin McCravy(20060) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!


24%21%2F%2818%21%2824-18%29%21%29

24%21%2F%2818%216%21%29



Now you can cancel 18's on down to the 1's:



And what's left is:

%2824%2A23%2A22%2A21%2A20%2A19%29%2F%286%2A5%2A4%2A3%2A2%2A1%29

Cancel the 6 into the 24, it goes 4 times.
Cancel the 5*4 into the 20, it goes 1 time.
the 3 into the 21, it goes 7 times.
and cancel the 2 into the 22, it goes 11 times.

4%2A23%2A1%2A7%2A11%2A19

134596

Edwin