What is 38 times greater than 2?

38 times greater than 2 seems easy enough, but is it?

Let's assume the answer = 76 (since 38 x 2 = 76). Then shouldn't this statement be true?:

76 is greater than 38 x 2.

But that is not true. 76 is not greater than 38 x 2. It is the same!

To make it greater, we could make make a formula like (a+1)b where a=38 and b=2 to get this answer:

(38 + 1) x 2 = 78

But if that is the case, why not simply say "What is 39 times 2?" 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 38 times greater than 2, they mean 38 times as much as 2 which equals 76. We recommend that you ask them to clarify what they mean.

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