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"...three for five" as stated on The Cosby Show is NOT a play on words as the answer on Wiki and other sites notes. It is a historical reference to the three-fifth rule, whereby free black slaves were counted as three-fifths of a white citizen for purposes of allocating congressional representatives among the states (five blacks were counted as three whites). Bill Cosby caveats his statement of equality and solidarity ("all for one and one for all") with the reference to a time in history when this equality did not exist.
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"All for one, one for all" is a phrase that signifies unity and solidarity, meaning that everyone should work together for the collective good. "Three for five" is not a commonly recognized phrase, so its meaning may vary depending on the context in which it is used.
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What does solldarity mean?
Three musketeers. "One for all and all for one!"
What is five minus three and five eighths?
One and three eigths
All for one one for all and three for five?
It's a play on words. The first time I saw it was on The Cosby show. Read "Three FOUR Five" instead of "Three for Five" and you see the little joke they were making. It works on a couple of levels, not just the pun, but also mixes in a little sports style cliche along with the Three musketeers quote.
Is five of six bigger than one of three?
No, five out of six is not bigger than one out of three
How do you write three and one hundred twenty five million?
If you mean like: 3+125,000,000 then that would be 125,000,003.
What geometric shape has five sides?
A pentagon has fives sides, or if you mean a three dimensional shape, a pyramid has five sides, four triangular and one square.
What is three subtracted from one and five eights?
one and three-eights
What is five minus one and three fourths?
three and one fourth
How is 3.5 written in word form?
"three and five tenths" "three and one half" "three point five"
Is five-sixths between one-half and three-fourths?
No. Five sixths is not between one half and three fourths.
You have had three periods in one month what does that mean?
your all screwed up
What is three and one third minus one and five and five sixths?
1 and one half
