What is 28 times greater than 77?

28 times greater than 77 seems easy enough, but is it?

Let's assume the answer = 2156 (since 28 x 77 = 2156). Then shouldn't this statement be true?:

2156 is greater than 28 x 77.

But that is not true. 2156 is not greater than 28 x 77. It is the same!

To make it greater, we could make make a formula like (a+1)b where a=28 and b=77 to get this answer:

(28 + 1) x 77 = 2233

But if that is the case, why not simply say "What is 29 times 77?" 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 77, they mean 28 times as much as 77 which equals 2156. We recommend that you ask them to clarify what they mean.

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