I desperately need help on this astronomy question please someone?

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Suppose that stars form in our Galaxy at an average rate of 10 per year. Suppose also that all stars greater than 8 solar masses explode as supernovae.

estimate the rate of Type II supernovae in our Galaxy in
supernovae per year


Please help me i so lost ... thank you
 
You need to use the Salpeter initial mass function equation to figure out what percentage of stars formed are greater than 8 solar masses, and then compare that to the star formation rate of 10 per year.
 
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