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tpw536w | 16:00 Fri 02nd Feb 2007 | Quizzes & Puzzles
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1, 12, 132, 1320 ?

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11880

1 x 12 = 12 ... x 11= 132 ... x 10 = 1320 ... x 9= 11880
16:09 Fri 02nd Feb 2007
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Thanks crofter, would never have got that
16:14 Fri 02nd Feb 2007
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In mathematical jargon, these are called Permutations. Thus 12 P 3 = 12.11.10 = 1320 (the number of ordered triples from 12 objects).
The sequence given is 12 P 0 = 1, 12 P 1 = 12, 12 P 2 = 132, 12 P 3 = 1320. Hence the next in the sequence is given by 12 P 4 = 11880.
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