What is 30 times greater than 87?

30 times greater than 87 seems easy enough, but is it?

Let's assume the answer = 2610 (since 30 x 87 = 2610). Then shouldn't this statement be true?:

2610 is greater than 30 x 87.

But that is not true. 2610 is not greater than 30 x 87. It is the same!

To make it greater, we could make make a formula like (a+1)b where a=30 and b=87 to get this answer:

(30 + 1) x 87 = 2697

But if that is the case, why not simply say "What is 31 times 87?" 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 87, they mean 30 times as much as 87 which equals 2610. We recommend that you ask them to clarify what they mean.

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