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In short, using these two variables as indicators of family background undercounts the incidence of poverty among students in private schools and overcounts its incidence in public schools.
James Madison, often called the Father of the Constitution, defended the "three-fifths" compromise in Number 54 of The Federalist Papers, also noting that any tendency for the states to overcount population for representation purposes was largely offset by the desire to minimize taxation.
We estimate that there are 60 to 70 animals, though the counting is tricky--if their timing isn't accurate, they can overcount the same sheep.
 
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