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Decide whether tile statement makes sense (or is clearly true) or does not make sense (or is clearly false). Explain clearly, not all of these have definitive answers, so your explanation is more important than your chosen answer
25. Gamman-ray bursts are more likely to be observed in galaxies that are rapidly forming new stars than in galaxies contain lug only old stars.
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