What is 15 times greater than 36?

15 times greater than 36 seems easy enough, but is it?

Let's assume the answer = 540 (since 15 x 36 = 540). Then shouldn't this statement be true?:

540 is greater than 15 x 36.

But that is not true. 540 is not greater than 15 x 36. It is the same!

To make it greater, we could make make a formula like (a+1)b where a=15 and b=36 to get this answer:

(15 + 1) x 36 = 576

But if that is the case, why not simply say "What is 16 times 36?" 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 15 times greater than 36, they mean 15 times as much as 36 which equals 540. We recommend that you ask them to clarify what they mean.

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