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<cmath>\frac{11\cdot 10\cdot 9!}{9!} - \frac{10\cdot 9!}{9!}</cmath> | <cmath>\frac{11\cdot 10\cdot 9!}{9!} - \frac{10\cdot 9!}{9!}</cmath> | ||
<cmath>(11\cdot 10) - 10</cmath> | <cmath>(11\cdot 10) - 10</cmath> | ||
| − | <cmath>\boxed{\textbf{( | + | <cmath>\boxed{\textbf{(B) } \, 100}</cmath> |
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{{AMC12 box|year=2016|ab=A|before=First Problem|num-a=2}} | {{AMC12 box|year=2016|ab=A|before=First Problem|num-a=2}} | ||
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Revision as of 21:53, 3 February 2016
Problem
What is the value of 
?
Solution
![\[\frac{11!-10!}{9!} = \frac{11!}{9!} - \frac{10!}{9!}\]](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/4/b/7/4b7f9aefc4bc405d52960b5bf8683575f9b88127.png)
![\[\frac{11\cdot 10\cdot 9!}{9!} - \frac{10\cdot 9!}{9!}\]](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/3/6/6/366041bef8c462b6f407fa838c69ab20ef2babbb.png)
![\[(11\cdot 10) - 10\]](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/c/6/f/c6f406ff7bba8c281183fb5149a6a3e9022272bc.png)
![\[\boxed{\textbf{(B) } \, 100}\]](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/1/a/7/1a747c98711cdc6dbda95d3a326207d3bbb64bb6.png)
See Also
| 2016 AMC 12A (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | |
| Preceded by First Problem |
Followed by Problem 2 |
| 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 | |
| All AMC 12 Problems and Solutions | |
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