What is 31 times greater than 88?

31 times greater than 88 seems easy enough, but is it?

Let's assume the answer = 2728 (since 31 x 88 = 2728). Then shouldn't this statement be true?:

2728 is greater than 31 x 88.

But that is not true. 2728 is not greater than 31 x 88. It is the same!

To make it greater, we could make make a formula like (a+1)b where a=31 and b=88 to get this answer:

(31 + 1) x 88 = 2816

But if that is the case, why not simply say "What is 32 times 88?" 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 31 times greater than 88, they mean 31 times as much as 88 which equals 2728. We recommend that you ask them to clarify what they mean.

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