What is 17 times greater than 39?

17 times greater than 39 seems easy enough, but is it?

Let's assume the answer = 663 (since 17 x 39 = 663). Then shouldn't this statement be true?:

663 is greater than 17 x 39.

But that is not true. 663 is not greater than 17 x 39. It is the same!

To make it greater, we could make make a formula like (a+1)b where a=17 and b=39 to get this answer:

(17 + 1) x 39 = 702

But if that is the case, why not simply say "What is 18 times 39?" 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 17 times greater than 39, they mean 17 times as much as 39 which equals 663. We recommend that you ask them to clarify what they mean.

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