What is 28 times greater than 59?

28 times greater than 59 seems easy enough, but is it?

Let's assume the answer = 1652 (since 28 x 59 = 1652). Then shouldn't this statement be true?:

1652 is greater than 28 x 59.

But that is not true. 1652 is not greater than 28 x 59. It is the same!

To make it greater, we could make make a formula like (a+1)b where a=28 and b=59 to get this answer:

(28 + 1) x 59 = 1711

But if that is the case, why not simply say "What is 29 times 59?" 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 28 times greater than 59, they mean 28 times as much as 59 which equals 1652. We recommend that you ask them to clarify what they mean.

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