What is 37 times greater than 42?

37 times greater than 42 seems easy enough, but is it?

Let's assume the answer = 1554 (since 37 x 42 = 1554). Then shouldn't this statement be true?:

1554 is greater than 37 x 42.

But that is not true. 1554 is not greater than 37 x 42. It is the same!

To make it greater, we could make make a formula like (a+1)b where a=37 and b=42 to get this answer:

(37 + 1) x 42 = 1596

But if that is the case, why not simply say "What is 38 times 42?" 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 37 times greater than 42, they mean 37 times as much as 42 which equals 1554. We recommend that you ask them to clarify what they mean.

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