Easy -1.8 This is a straightforward factorial simplification requiring only basic cancellation: 100!/(98!×3!) = (100×99)/(3×2×1) = 1650. It's a 1-mark multiple choice question testing routine manipulation of factorials with no problem-solving required, making it significantly easier than average.
Find the value of $\frac{100!}{98! \times 3!}$
Circle your answer.
[1 mark]
$\frac{50}{147}$ \quad $1650$ \quad $3300$ \quad $161700$
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