What is 49 times greater than 40?

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

Let's assume the answer = 1960 (since 49 x 40 = 1960). Then shouldn't this statement be true?:

1960 is greater than 49 x 40.

But that is not true. 1960 is not greater than 49 x 40. It is the same!

To make it greater, we could make make a formula like (a+1)b where a=49 and b=40 to get this answer:

(49 + 1) x 40 = 2000

But if that is the case, why not simply say "What is 50 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 49 times greater than 40, they mean 49 times as much as 40 which equals 1960. We recommend that you ask them to clarify what they mean.

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