What is 20 times greater than 76?

20 times greater than 76 seems easy enough, but is it?

Let's assume the answer = 1520 (since 20 x 76 = 1520). Then shouldn't this statement be true?:

1520 is greater than 20 x 76.

But that is not true. 1520 is not greater than 20 x 76. It is the same!

To make it greater, we could make make a formula like (a+1)b where a=20 and b=76 to get this answer:

(20 + 1) x 76 = 1596

But if that is the case, why not simply say "What is 21 times 76?" 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 20 times greater than 76, they mean 20 times as much as 76 which equals 1520. We recommend that you ask them to clarify what they mean.

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