What is 3 times greater than 67?

3 times greater than 67 seems easy enough, but is it?

Let's assume the answer = 201 (since 3 x 67 = 201). Then shouldn't this statement be true?:

201 is greater than 3 x 67.

But that is not true. 201 is not greater than 3 x 67. It is the same!

To make it greater, we could make make a formula like (a+1)b where a=3 and b=67 to get this answer:

(3 + 1) x 67 = 268

But if that is the case, why not simply say "What is 4 times 67?" 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 3 times greater than 67, they mean 3 times as much as 67 which equals 201. We recommend that you ask them to clarify what they mean.

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