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What was the three-fifths compromise? 

A. Three-fifths of the states needed to approve the Constitution.   B. A slave would count as three-fifths of a person when paying taxes.   C. A slave would count as three-fifths of a person when counting population for representation.   D. Three-fifths of the national population would own slaves

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C. A slave would count as three-fifths of a person when counting population for representation.

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B. I think hope this helps
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