If it were possible that a woman lived to be 1,000, and she went into puberty at 15 and she never went into menapause, how many children she could she give birth to? Also remember the odds of having twins and triplets. My husband and I have our own answers but they differ. So this is a bet situation. Sure hope you can help.
2007-02-07 17:06:49 · 3 answers · asked by AnnG 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Other - Science
I'll take a stab at this one.
Assuming the woman has 985 years of fertility, her uterus has unlimited elasticity, she has not taken fertility drugs and she has average odds of producing a twin or triplet, here are my calculations:
At her very best I would say this woman could give birth every 10 months. This means she could give birth a maximum of 1,182 times.
Statistically the average woman has twins 3 times out of 100 and has triplets 1 time out of 8,100. So, 35 of her births would be twins and none would be triplets.
Therefore with 1,182 births and 35 of those yielding twins, she could give birth to 1,217 children.
My answer is 1,217 children.
2007-02-07 20:44:12 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
If that's the case, I think it will be enough to populate an entire state or maybe even a country.
2007-02-08 01:15:19 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
God, I hope you don't expect a serious answer here.
2007-02-08 01:15:01 · answer #3 · answered by almighty_malachi 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋