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The 3/5 clause in the Constitution states thatGroup of answer choicesNone of these are correct.an enslaved person is only counted if the slave was born in the United Statesstates that 60% of the slave population would be added to a states total population for representation in the House of Representativesonly 80% of the slave population would be added to a states total population when considering representation in the HouseNext

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The 3/5 clause in the Constitution states thatGroup of answer choicesNone of these are correct.an enslaved person is only counted if the slave was born in the United Statesstates that 60% of the slave population would be added to a states total population for representation in the House of Representativesonly 80% of the slave population would be added to a states total population when considering representation in the HouseNext

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The 3/5 clause in the Constitution states that 60% of the slave population would be added to a state's total population for representation in the House of Representatives.

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