In $2012,$ the five smallest states held roughly $0\mathrm{.}5$ percent of the seats in the U$.$S$.$ House of Representatives and $10$ percent of the seats in the U$.$S$.$ Senate. These differing levels of representation of the five small states were the result of which decision during the Constitutional Convention?

the New Jersey Plan

the Virginia Plan

the Three$-$Fifths Compromise

the Great Compromise

the Separation of Powers