What is 4 times greater than 78?

4 times greater than 78 seems easy enough, but is it?

Let's assume the answer = 312 (since 4 x 78 = 312). Then shouldn't this statement be true?:

312 is greater than 4 x 78.

But that is not true. 312 is not greater than 4 x 78. It is the same!

To make it greater, we could make make a formula like (a+1)b where a=4 and b=78 to get this answer:

(4 + 1) x 78 = 390

But if that is the case, why not simply say "What is 5 times 78?" 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 78, they mean 4 times as much as 78 which equals 312. We recommend that you ask them to clarify what they mean.

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