13 Jul 2014

Sums of Factorials: Middle Secondary Mathematics Competition Question


Let N = a! + b!

Find all solutions (a,b) such that N is divisible by 11 and both a and b are positive integers less than 11, with a ≤ b.

How many solutions are there?

You may leave your answers in the form n!, where n! = n.(n-1).(n-2)... 3.2.1.




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