What is 18 times greater than 36?

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

Let's assume the answer = 648 (since 18 x 36 = 648). Then shouldn't this statement be true?:

648 is greater than 18 x 36.

But that is not true. 648 is not greater than 18 x 36. It is the same!

To make it greater, we could make make a formula like (a+1)b where a=18 and b=36 to get this answer:

(18 + 1) x 36 = 684

But if that is the case, why not simply say "What is 19 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 18 times greater than 36, they mean 18 times as much as 36 which equals 648. We recommend that you ask them to clarify what they mean.

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