What is 20 times greater than 86?

20 times greater than 86 seems easy enough, but is it?

Let's assume the answer = 1720 (since 20 x 86 = 1720). Then shouldn't this statement be true?:

1720 is greater than 20 x 86.

But that is not true. 1720 is not greater than 20 x 86. It is the same!

To make it greater, we could make make a formula like (a+1)b where a=20 and b=86 to get this answer:

(20 + 1) x 86 = 1806

But if that is the case, why not simply say "What is 21 times 86?" 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 86, they mean 20 times as much as 86 which equals 1720. We recommend that you ask them to clarify what they mean.

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