Simplification error on fraction

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$$\frac{7 !-6 !+5 ! \cdot 4 !}{6 !}$$ is the fraction I want to evaluate. Dealing with this, I come up with the following wrong expansion. What point do I forget?

$$ = \frac{4! \cdot{\color{Green} (}(5 \cdot 6 \cdot 7-5 \cdot 6)+5\color{Green} )}{6!} $$

$$= \frac{4! \cdot((210-30)+5)}{6!}$$

$$ = \frac{4! \cdot185}{6!} = \frac{185}{5\cdot6}$$

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It should be

$$\frac{4!(5\cdot6\cdot7-5\cdot6+5!)}{6!}$$

This is since you have the term $5!\cdot4!$ where you can factor out a $4!$ term.

$$=\frac{4!(5\cdot6\cdot7-5\cdot6+5!)}{6!}$$ $$=\frac{4!(180 + 120)}{6!}$$ $$=\frac{24(300)}{720}$$ $$=\frac{10(720)}{720}$$ $$=10$$