A recent study of 11,000 women found that there was a 70 percent marriage rate for women who remained in a cohabiting relationship for at least 5 years. However, of the women in that study who cohabited and then married their partner, __________ became divorced within a 10-year period.

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The question states that the study found a 70 percent marriage rate for women who remained in a cohabiting relationship for at least 5 years. This means that 30 percent did not marry their partner. The question then asks about the percentage of women who cohabited and then married their partner and became divorced within a 10-year period. Since we know that not all women who cohabited got married, we can assume that the percentage of divorces will be based on the percentage of women who actually did get married. Therefore, the answer is likely to be less than 70 percent. Of the given choices, C) 40 percent is the closest estimate to this reasoning.

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