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Question
Compute: `(6! - 4!)/(4!)`
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Solution
`(6! - 4!)/(4!)`
= `(6 xx 5 xx 4! - 4!)/(4!)`
= `(4!(6 xx 5 - 1))/(4!)`
= 30 – 1
= 29
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