2016 AMC 10A Problems/Problem 1
Problem
What is the value of 
?
Solution 1
Factoring out 
from the numerator and cancelling out 
from the numerator and the denominator, we have ![\[\frac{11!-10!}{9!} = \frac{11 \cdot 10! - 1 \cdot 10!}{9!} = \frac{(10!) \cdot (11 - 1)}{9!} = 10 \cdot 10 =\boxed{\textbf{(B)}\;100}.\]](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/9/6/8/968bf125a0dbe448399937e8d1dab7b8c2e88643.png)
Solution 2
We can use subtraction of fractions to get ![\[\frac{11!-10!}{9!} = \frac{11!}{9!} - \frac{10!}{9!} = 110 -10 = \boxed{\textbf{(B)}\;100}.\]](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/5/d/8/5d8e4e6c76063dc4767a679ab11d828b652b9470.png)
Solution 3
Factoring out gives 
.
See Also
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| All AMC 12 Problems and Solutions | |
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