What is 27 times greater than 27?

27 times greater than 27 seems easy enough, but is it?

Let's assume the answer = 729 (since 27 x 27 = 729). Then shouldn't this statement be true?:

729 is greater than 27 x 27.

But that is not true. 729 is not greater than 27 x 27. It is the same!

To make it greater, we could make make a formula like (a+1)b where a=27 and b=27 to get this answer:

(27 + 1) x 27 = 756

But if that is the case, why not simply say "What is 28 times 27?" 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 27 times greater than 27, they mean 27 times as much as 27 which equals 729. We recommend that you ask them to clarify what they mean.

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