We do not know for certain whether the general trends we observe in stellar birth masses also apply to brown dwarfs. But if they do, then which of the following would be true?
A)Most of the brown dwarfs in the Milky Way Galaxy would be quite young in age.
B)Brown dwarfs would be responsible for most of the overall luminosity of our Milky Way Galaxy.
C)Brown dwarfs would outnumber all ordinary stars.
D)Brown dwarfs would be extremely rare.

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If the trends observed in stellar birth masses apply to brown dwarfs, it implies that lower mass objects are more common in the universe. Since brown dwarfs are lower in mass than stars, this would mean that brown dwarfs would be more numerous than ordinary stars, following the trend that smaller mass objects are more prevalent.

We Do Not Know for Certain Whether the General Trends