What is 5 times greater than 28?

5 times greater than 28 seems easy enough, but is it?

Let's assume the answer = 140 (since 5 x 28 = 140). Then shouldn't this statement be true?:

140 is greater than 5 x 28.

But that is not true. 140 is not greater than 5 x 28. It is the same!

To make it greater, we could make make a formula like (a+1)b where a=5 and b=28 to get this answer:

(5 + 1) x 28 = 168

But if that is the case, why not simply say "What is 6 times 28?" 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 5 times greater than 28, they mean 5 times as much as 28 which equals 140. We recommend that you ask them to clarify what they mean.

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