What is 2 times greater than 8?

2 times greater than 8 seems easy enough, but is it?

Let's assume the answer = 16 (since 2 x 8 = 16). Then shouldn't this statement be true?:

16 is greater than 2 x 8.

But that is not true. 16 is not greater than 2 x 8. It is the same!

To make it greater, we could make make a formula like (a+1)b where a=2 and b=8 to get this answer:

(2 + 1) x 8 = 24

But if that is the case, why not simply say "What is 3 times 8?" 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 2 times greater than 8, they mean 2 times as much as 8 which equals 16. We recommend that you ask them to clarify what they mean.

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