What Does the Word Each Mean in Math

Division-quotient, dividend, divide, divided by, each, per, average, divided equally.

What does each mean in math word problems?

each (“they got three each“, etc) Division: per, a. out of. ratio of, quotient of.

Does Per mean multiply or divide?

“Per” means (roughly) “divided by”. You go 120 miles in 2 hours. So 120 miles divided by 2 hours = 120 miles/2 hours = 60 miles/hours = 60 miles per hour = 60 mph is your average speed.