What is 40 times greater than 76?

40 times greater than 76 seems easy enough, but is it?

Let's assume the answer = 3040 (since 40 x 76 = 3040). Then shouldn't this statement be true?:

3040 is greater than 40 x 76.

But that is not true. 3040 is not greater than 40 x 76. It is the same!

To make it greater, we could make make a formula like (a+1)b where a=40 and b=76 to get this answer:

(40 + 1) x 76 = 3116

But if that is the case, why not simply say "What is 41 times 76?" 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 40 times greater than 76, they mean 40 times as much as 76 which equals 3040. We recommend that you ask them to clarify what they mean.

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