For any integer k greater than 1, the symbol k* denotes the product of all the fractions of the form ~$\frac{1}{t}$~ , where t is an integer between 1 and k, inclusive. What is the value of ~$\frac{5^{\ast }}{4^{\ast }}$~ ?
5
~$\frac{5}{4}$~
~$\frac{4}{5}$~
~$\frac{1}{4}$~
~$\frac{1}{5}$~
inclusive
between and\from to inclusive
"Pick a number between 1 and 10." Most people would consider between inclusive.
"How many numbers are there between 1 and 10?" Most people would consider between exclusive, i.e. 8 to be the correct answer.