What is 22 times greater than 72?

22 times greater than 72 seems easy enough, but is it?

Let's assume the answer = 1584 (since 22 x 72 = 1584). Then shouldn't this statement be true?:

1584 is greater than 22 x 72.

But that is not true. 1584 is not greater than 22 x 72. It is the same!

To make it greater, we could make make a formula like (a+1)b where a=22 and b=72 to get this answer:

(22 + 1) x 72 = 1656

But if that is the case, why not simply say "What is 23 times 72?" 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 22 times greater than 72, they mean 22 times as much as 72 which equals 1584. We recommend that you ask them to clarify what they mean.

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