GRE Subject Test: Math : Factorials

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Example Questions

Example Question #11 : Factorials

Evaluate: 

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Step 1: Write  in multiplication form:



Step 2: Multiply Out

Example Question #12 : Combinational Analysis

Evaluate: 

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

Step 1: Expand the numerator and denominator:



Step 2: Cross all numbers out that are common to both the numerator and denominator:

We are left with .

The value of 

Example Question #61 : Other Topics

What is ?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Step 1: Recall definition of factorial...

Factorial is a mathematical expression where you multiply  by every number below it until I hit . To find each number, subtract  from the previous number

Step 2: Write out 



Example Question #12 : Factorials

Evaluate: 

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Step 1: Evaluate 
Factorial-Multiply the number in front of the exclamation point by every number below until I hit 

Example Question #13 : Factorials

Evaluate: 

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

Step 1: Evaluate each factorial expression separately...





Step 2: Take the evaluation of each expression and apply the operations in the problem:

So, we get 

Example Question #14 : Factorials

Evaluate: 

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Step 1: Apply the power rule (stacked) of exponents..

We get 

Step 2: Evaluate the exponent...

We get 

Step 3: Re-write the base:

Final answer: 

Example Question #15 : Factorials

Evaluate: 

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Step 1: Evaluate the parentheses first



Step 2: Multiply the outside by the final value in Step 1..

Example Question #16 : Factorials

Evaluate: 

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

Step 1: Define Factorial

Factorial is a mathematical expression which you multiply the number in front of the exclamation point by every number below it until you hit 1..

Step 2: Evaluate 


Example Question #67 : Other Topics

Evaluate: 

Possible Answers:

None of the other answers

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Evaluate :

Evaluate :



Evaluate :

Example Question #17 : Factorials

Simplify the following expression:

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

Recall that ! means factorial in math. This means we multiply the number by all positive integers less than itself. In other words, this...

Becomes

This is a great job for a calculator, which yields:

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