What is 14 times greater than 72?

14 times greater than 72 seems easy enough, but is it?

Let's assume the answer = 1008 (since 14 x 72 = 1008). Then shouldn't this statement be true?:

1008 is greater than 14 x 72.

But that is not true. 1008 is not greater than 14 x 72. It is the same!

To make it greater, we could make make a formula like (a+1)b where a=14 and b=72 to get this answer:

(14 + 1) x 72 = 1080

But if that is the case, why not simply say "What is 15 times 72?" 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 14 times greater than 72, they mean 14 times as much as 72 which equals 1008. We recommend that you ask them to clarify what they mean.

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