What is 42 times greater than 99?

42 times greater than 99 seems easy enough, but is it?

Let's assume the answer = 4158 (since 42 x 99 = 4158). Then shouldn't this statement be true?:

4158 is greater than 42 x 99.

But that is not true. 4158 is not greater than 42 x 99. It is the same!

To make it greater, we could make make a formula like (a+1)b where a=42 and b=99 to get this answer:

(42 + 1) x 99 = 4257

But if that is the case, why not simply say "What is 43 times 99?" 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 99, they mean 42 times as much as 99 which equals 4158. We recommend that you ask them to clarify what they mean.

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