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In Mathopolis, an adult is a person 21 years of age or older and a child is a person under 21 years of age. Exactly half of the adults in Mathopolis are female, and exactly half of the female adults have exactly one biological child. Nobody else has a child, and there are no other children. What percent of the people of Mathopolis are children?

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20%

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20%

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If there are 4 adults, 2 are female, and 1 of those has 1 child. Then the population is 4 adults and 1 child. The children make up 1/5 = 20% of the population.

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