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If (n+1)!/(n−2)! = 504, what is the value of n?

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Correct answer: 8

Answer: 8, so option B is correct. Recall that a factorial is a product of consecutive positive integers: (n+1)! = (n+1)n(n−1)(n−2)!. Cancelling (n−2)! from numerator and denominator gives (n+1)n(n−1)=504. We need three consecutive integers whose product is 504. The numbers 7, 8 and 9 give 7×8×9=56×9=504, and n is the middle number, so n=8. Checking directly, 9!/6!=9×8×7=504. Option A, n=7, gives 8×7×6=336; option C, n=9, gives 10×9×8=720; and option D, n=6, gives 7×6×5=210. Memory cue: when factorials are divided, expand only the larger factorial down to the smaller one; do not calculate the huge factorials separately.

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Factorial NotationConsecutive IntegersFactorial CancellationPermutations And CombinationsMathematicsClass 11 Mcq

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