What is 30 times greater than 5?

30 times greater than 5 seems easy enough, but is it?

Let's assume the answer = 150 (since 30 x 5 = 150). Then shouldn't this statement be true?:

150 is greater than 30 x 5.

But that is not true. 150 is not greater than 30 x 5. It is the same!

To make it greater, we could make make a formula like (a+1)b where a=30 and b=5 to get this answer:

(30 + 1) x 5 = 155

But if that is the case, why not simply say "What is 31 times 5?" 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 30 times greater than 5, they mean 30 times as much as 5 which equals 150. We recommend that you ask them to clarify what they mean.

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