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Evaluate the expression

Evaluate the expression-example-1
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The exclamation mark at the end of any number indicates a factorial. You may be able to find this button in your calculator, though where it is varies.

A factorial is the product of the integer and all of the integers below it (greater than 0).

So, 9 factorial = 9 x 8 x 7 x 6 x 5 x 4 x 3 x 2 x 1

6 factorial = 6 x 5 x 4 x 3 x 2 x 1

We can immediately eliminate the numbers that are the same on the top and bottom, since this is a fraction. That leaves us with the following multiplication problem to solve.

9 x 8 x 7 = 504

Hope this helps!

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