What is 13 times greater than 17?

13 times greater than 17 seems easy enough, but is it?

Let's assume the answer = 221 (since 13 x 17 = 221). Then shouldn't this statement be true?:

221 is greater than 13 x 17.

But that is not true. 221 is not greater than 13 x 17. It is the same!

To make it greater, we could make make a formula like (a+1)b where a=13 and b=17 to get this answer:

(13 + 1) x 17 = 238

But if that is the case, why not simply say "What is 14 times 17?" 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 13 times greater than 17, they mean 13 times as much as 17 which equals 221. We recommend that you ask them to clarify what they mean.

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