What is 42 times greater than 9?

42 times greater than 9 seems easy enough, but is it?

Let's assume the answer = 378 (since 42 x 9 = 378). Then shouldn't this statement be true?:

378 is greater than 42 x 9.

But that is not true. 378 is not greater than 42 x 9. It is the same!

To make it greater, we could make make a formula like (a+1)b where a=42 and b=9 to get this answer:

(42 + 1) x 9 = 387

But if that is the case, why not simply say "What is 43 times 9?" 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 9, they mean 42 times as much as 9 which equals 378. We recommend that you ask them to clarify what they mean.

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