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  • May 17, 2012, 04:46 PM
    dirkafton
    Kids homework
    What is 9! Divide by 8!
  • May 17, 2012, 05:06 PM
    Alty
    Do you own a calculator? Here, I googled it for you, took about 1 second.

    http://www.google.ca/url?sa=t&rct=j&...jdnyXQ&cad=rja

    Click the 9, the divide sign, 8 and then =. Voilą, instant answer. Easy as pie.
  • May 21, 2012, 03:59 AM
    ebaines
    Alty - the qudestion wasn't 9 divided by 8, but rather 9! (that's 9 factorial) divided by 8!

    Dirkafton: the numbr n! Is equal to n times n-1 times n-2 times... times 2 times 1. So 9! = 9 x 8 x 7 x... x 2 x 1. And 8! = 8 x 7 x... x 2 x 1. When you divide 9! By 8! You see that all the terms cancel except for that initial 9. Thus 9!/8! = 9.


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