IN MATH: 1. preposition. for each; for every; out of. 2. v. divided by (symbol /) EX. Miles per gallon (mpg) means the number of miles a vehicle can be driven using one gallon of gas.

IN ENGLISH: 1. as defined above. EX. I take 1 vitamin per day.

APPLICATION: See list 120.

1. Twelve per twenty may be written as what percent?

2. Twelve per hundred may be written as what percent?

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