What does of mean in math?

Answer 1

The word "of", when expressed in a phrase involving a fraction, represents the word "times". An example, finding a half of10, is the same as finding 1/2 x 10 - or a half timesten.

Answer 2

It is a short word for 'indices', a way of dividing large numbers by fractions. Please ask a Mathematician for more details - to avoid complications. In simpler terms, of means to divide.

Answer 3

its to find the average of the data.......ex: 3,1,5,5,5,5

3+1+5+5+5+5=24

there is 6 numbers so you divide i 24 by 6 and get 4

4 IS YOUR MEAN OR AVERAGE