What is 5 times greater than 8?

5 times greater than 8 seems easy enough, but is it?

Let's assume the answer = 40 (since 5 x 8 = 40). Then shouldn't this statement be true?:

40 is greater than 5 x 8.

But that is not true. 40 is not greater than 5 x 8. It is the same!

To make it greater, we could make make a formula like (a+1)b where a=5 and b=8 to get this answer:

(5 + 1) x 8 = 48

But if that is the case, why not simply say "What is 6 times 8?" 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 8, they mean 5 times as much as 8 which equals 40. We recommend that you ask them to clarify what they mean.

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