Evaluate (3!)/(5!)

$\frac{3!}{5!}$

Step 1

Rewrite $5!$ as $5 \cdot 4 \cdot 3!$ .

$\frac{3!}{5 \cdot 4 \cdot 3!}$

Step 2

Cancel the common factor of $3!$ .

Cancel the common factor.

$\frac{3!}{5 \cdot 4 \cdot 3!}$

Rewrite the expression.

$\frac{1}{5 \cdot 4}$

$\frac{1}{5 \cdot 4}$

Step 3

Multiply $5$ by $4$ .

$\frac{1}{20}$

Step 4

The result can be shown in multiple forms.

Exact Form:

$\frac{1}{20}$

Decimal Form:

$0.05$

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