WAEC - Further Mathematics (2006 - No. 18)

Simplify \(\frac{^{n}P_{4}}{^{n}C_{4}}\)
24
18
12
6

Explanation

\(^{n}P_{4} = \frac{n!}{(n - 4)!}\)

\(^{n}C_{4} = \frac{n!}{(n - 4)! 4!}\)

\(\frac{^{n}P_{4}}{^{n}C_{4}} = \frac{n!}{(n - 4)!} ÷ \frac{n!}{(n - 4)! 4!}\)

= \(4! = 24\)

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