What is 4 times greater than 61?

4 times greater than 61 seems easy enough, but is it?

Let's assume the answer = 244 (since 4 x 61 = 244). Then shouldn't this statement be true?:

244 is greater than 4 x 61.

But that is not true. 244 is not greater than 4 x 61. It is the same!

To make it greater, we could make make a formula like (a+1)b where a=4 and b=61 to get this answer:

(4 + 1) x 61 = 305

But if that is the case, why not simply say "What is 5 times 61?" 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 4 times greater than 61, they mean 4 times as much as 61 which equals 244. We recommend that you ask them to clarify what they mean.

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