What does the word per mean in math?

Answer 1

It can mean "for every". Thirty miles per hour means that you travel thirty miles for every hour. "Per" signifies that you'll be dividing something. In this example, thirty miles per hour would be written as:

30/1 mi/hr.

It can be simplified to:

30 mi/hr

And, in common terms, it can be written as:

30 mph

Answer 2

Division

Answer 3

division

Answer 4

Multiply