Suppose the Milky Way Makes 10 New Stars Per Year

question 36

Multiple Choice

Suppose the Milky Way makes 10 new stars per year and only 1 out of 5,000 will explode as a supernova. What would be the average time between supernova explosions in the Milky Way?

• A) 50 years
• B) 500 years
• C) 5,000 years
• D) 50,000 years
• E) 500,000 years

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