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What was the three-fifths compromise?

A)Three-fifths is the states needed to approve the constitution.

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

C)A slave would count as three-fifths of a person when paying taxes.

D)Three-fifths of the national population would own slaves.

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