What is 34 times greater than 24?

34 times greater than 24 seems easy enough, but is it?

Let's assume the answer = 816 (since 34 x 24 = 816). Then shouldn't this statement be true?:

816 is greater than 34 x 24.

But that is not true. 816 is not greater than 34 x 24. It is the same!

To make it greater, we could make make a formula like (a+1)b where a=34 and b=24 to get this answer:

(34 + 1) x 24 = 840

But if that is the case, why not simply say "What is 35 times 24?" 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 34 times greater than 24, they mean 34 times as much as 24 which equals 816. We recommend that you ask them to clarify what they mean.

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