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The 5:5:3 ratio meant that:
a. Major Naval powers could have 5 classes of battleship and cruiser and 3 classes of aircraft carrier.
b. Britain and the US could have 5 battle ships to every 3 Japan had.
c. Britain, France and Italy could have 5 carriers for every 3 America and Japan had.
d. All nations signing the document could have only 5 battleships, 5 heavy cruisers, and 3 'fast' carriers.
Britain and the US could have 5 battle ships to every 3 Japan had.