What is 27 times greater than 81?

27 times greater than 81 seems easy enough, but is it?

Let's assume the answer = 2187 (since 27 x 81 = 2187). Then shouldn't this statement be true?:

2187 is greater than 27 x 81.

But that is not true. 2187 is not greater than 27 x 81. It is the same!

To make it greater, we could make make a formula like (a+1)b where a=27 and b=81 to get this answer:

(27 + 1) x 81 = 2268

But if that is the case, why not simply say "What is 28 times 81?" 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 81, they mean 27 times as much as 81 which equals 2187. We recommend that you ask them to clarify what they mean.

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