What is 5 times greater than 87?

5 times greater than 87 seems easy enough, but is it?

Let's assume the answer = 435 (since 5 x 87 = 435). Then shouldn't this statement be true?:

435 is greater than 5 x 87.

But that is not true. 435 is not greater than 5 x 87. It is the same!

To make it greater, we could make make a formula like (a+1)b where a=5 and b=87 to get this answer:

(5 + 1) x 87 = 522

But if that is the case, why not simply say "What is 6 times 87?" 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 87, they mean 5 times as much as 87 which equals 435. We recommend that you ask them to clarify what they mean.

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