How do you simplify the factorial expression (25!)/(23!)?

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Steve M
Feb 8, 2017

(25!)/(23!) =600

Explanation:

Remember that:

n! =n(n-1)(n-2)...1

And so

n! =n *(n-1)!

So we can write:

(25!)/(23!) = ((25)(24)(23!))/(23!) = 25*24 = 600

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