What is 26 times greater than 98?

26 times greater than 98 seems easy enough, but is it?

Let's assume the answer = 2548 (since 26 x 98 = 2548). Then shouldn't this statement be true?:

2548 is greater than 26 x 98.

But that is not true. 2548 is not greater than 26 x 98. It is the same!

To make it greater, we could make make a formula like (a+1)b where a=26 and b=98 to get this answer:

(26 + 1) x 98 = 2646

But if that is the case, why not simply say "What is 27 times 98?" 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 26 times greater than 98, they mean 26 times as much as 98 which equals 2548. We recommend that you ask them to clarify what they mean.

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