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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