What is 12 times greater than 43?

12 times greater than 43 seems easy enough, but is it?

Let's assume the answer = 516 (since 12 x 43 = 516). Then shouldn't this statement be true?:

516 is greater than 12 x 43.

But that is not true. 516 is not greater than 12 x 43. It is the same!

To make it greater, we could make make a formula like (a+1)b where a=12 and b=43 to get this answer:

(12 + 1) x 43 = 559

But if that is the case, why not simply say "What is 13 times 43?" instead of saying "times greater than?"

We do not think there is a correct answer, because the question can be misinterpreted.

It seems that when many people write 12 times greater than 43, they mean 12 times as much as 43 which equals 516. We recommend that you ask them to clarify what they mean.

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