Question

1. a student is choosing two units to study at university: a language and a science unit. they have 6 languages and 7 science units to choose from.

2a if they choose one of each, what is the total number of combinations of choices?
total = 42 combinations
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2b if italian is one of the languages they can choose from, what is the probability they choose italian as their language?
p(italian language) = enter your first step here

Explanation:

Step1: Recall Probability Formula

Probability of an event is $\frac{\text{Number of favorable outcomes}}{\text{Total number of possible outcomes}}$. Here, favorable outcomes (choosing Italian) is 1, total language choices is 6.

Step2: Apply Formula

$P(\text{Italian Language}) = \frac{1}{6}$

Answer:

$\frac{1}{6}$