I need to return a result of (1 / n!) * (1! + 2! + 3! + ... + n!), n>=1. This is a CodeWars challenge! The code below returns 1.146652 for n = 8, but the correct result is 1.1466510000000001 or 1.146651.
How can I truncate this number correctly?
function factorial($val){
$factor = 1;
for($i=1;$i<=$val;$i++){
$factor *= $i;
}
return $factor;
}
function going($n) {
$val = 1/factorial($n);
$somatorio = 0;
for($i=1;$i<=$n;$i++){
$somatorio += factorial($i);
}
return round($val * $somatorio,6);
}