What is 46 times greater than 40?

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

Let's assume the answer = 1840 (since 46 x 40 = 1840). Then shouldn't this statement be true?:

1840 is greater than 46 x 40.

But that is not true. 1840 is not greater than 46 x 40. It is the same!

To make it greater, we could make make a formula like (a+1)b where a=46 and b=40 to get this answer:

(46 + 1) x 40 = 1880

But if that is the case, why not simply say "What is 47 times 40?" 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 46 times greater than 40, they mean 46 times as much as 40 which equals 1840. We recommend that you ask them to clarify what they mean.

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