D dentist_dude Full Member 7+ Year Member Joined Dec 22, 2015 Messages 276 Reaction score 19 Jan 15, 2016 #1 Members don't see this ad. I can't figure out how to do question number 18 on test 14!
DAT Destroyer Dr. Romano and Nancy Lifetime Donor Verified Member Vendor 20+ Year Member Gold Donor Joined Mar 12, 2005 Messages 5,548 Reaction score 3,523 Jan 15, 2016 #2 dentist_dude said: I can't figure out how to do question number 18 on test 14! Click to expand... 16!=16*15*14*13*12*.......*2*1 which you can write as: 16*15! The numerator becomes: 16*15! - 15! Factor out 15! to get: 15!(16-1)=15!*15 Now divide by 15 in the denominator to get: 15! Hope this helps! Upvote 0 Downvote
dentist_dude said: I can't figure out how to do question number 18 on test 14! Click to expand... 16!=16*15*14*13*12*.......*2*1 which you can write as: 16*15! The numerator becomes: 16*15! - 15! Factor out 15! to get: 15!(16-1)=15!*15 Now divide by 15 in the denominator to get: 15! Hope this helps!