Roughly __________ percent of women are likely to have a child after remarrying.

• A. Less than ten
• B. Fifty
• C. About twenty-five
• D. Eighty-five

Answer: (B)

When people remarry, there is a substantial chance of expanding the family with a new child. In many population studies, about half of women who remarry have a child with their new partner. This reflects that fertility remains relevant for many women who remarry, while others either already have children or decide not to have more. Age and health influence the likelihood, so the exact figure varies, but a rough half is a reasonable generalization.

The other options pull too far from what is typically observed: less than ten would imply almost no one remarries to have a child, which isn’t supported by patterns; about twenty-five underestimates the common level of childbearing after remarrying; eighty-five would be unrealistically high given fertility limits and personal choices.