Multiple Choice
If the Milky Way formed stars at approximately a constant rate over the last 14 billion years, what fraction of the M-type stars that ever formed in it can still be found as main-sequence stars today? (Note that M-type stars have a mass of approximately 0.5 MSUN.)
A) 10 percent
B) 33 percent
C) 50 percent
D) 75 percent
E) 100 percent
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