If \( \frac{(n+4)!+(n+3)!}{(n+2)!}=143 \), what will be the value of (n)?

Correct answer: 8

Write \((n+4)!=(n+4)(n+3)!\). The numerator then becomes \((n+3)![(n+4)+1]=(n+3)!(n+5)\). Dividing by \((n+2)!\) gives \((n+3)(n+5)=143\). Since \(143=11\times13\), we have \(n+3=11\), hence \(n=8\). For option 7, the value becomes \(10\times12=120\), not 143. Exam tip: In factorial fractions, express the larger factorial as a multiple of the smaller factorial before simplifying.