2016 AMC 10A Problems/Problem 1
Problem
What is the value of 
?
Solution 1
Factoring out the 
from the numerator and cancelling out the 
s in the numerator and denominator, we have: ![\[\frac{11!-10!}{9!} = \frac{11 \cdot 10! - 1 \cdot 10!}{9!} = \frac{(11 - 1) \cdot (10!)}{9!} = 10 \cdot 10 =\boxed{\textbf{(B)}\;100.}\]](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/3/f/4/3f442bb96fda08b72dcb27a2cc662f01c9be452a.png)
Solution 2
We can use subtraction of fractions to get ![\[\frac{11!-10!}{9!} = \frac{11!}{9!} - \frac{10!}{9!}\]](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/4/b/7/4b7f9aefc4bc405d52960b5bf8683575f9b88127.png)
which will get us 
Solution 3
Factoring out gives 
.
See Also
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| All AMC 12 Problems and Solutions | |
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