How can I simplify this factorial expression?

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Homework Statement


[tex]\frac{(kn)!}{(kn+k)!}[/tex]

I was thinking:

(kn)! = 1*2*3...(kn)
(kn+k)! = 1*2*3...(kn)(kn+k)

and I would be left with 1/kn+k

But my book has the answer as:
[tex]\frac{1}{(kn+k)(kn+k-1)...(kn+1)}[/tex]

How can I arrive to that?
 
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