What is 42 times greater than 80?

42 times greater than 80 seems easy enough, but is it?

Let's assume the answer = 3360 (since 42 x 80 = 3360). Then shouldn't this statement be true?:

3360 is greater than 42 x 80.

But that is not true. 3360 is not greater than 42 x 80. It is the same!

To make it greater, we could make make a formula like (a+1)b where a=42 and b=80 to get this answer:

(42 + 1) x 80 = 3440

But if that is the case, why not simply say "What is 43 times 80?" 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 42 times greater than 80, they mean 42 times as much as 80 which equals 3360. We recommend that you ask them to clarify what they mean.

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