What is 5 times greater than 98?

5 times greater than 98 seems easy enough, but is it?

Let's assume the answer = 490 (since 5 x 98 = 490). Then shouldn't this statement be true?:

490 is greater than 5 x 98.

But that is not true. 490 is not greater than 5 x 98. It is the same!

To make it greater, we could make make a formula like (a+1)b where a=5 and b=98 to get this answer:

(5 + 1) x 98 = 588

But if that is the case, why not simply say "What is 6 times 98?" 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 98, they mean 5 times as much as 98 which equals 490. We recommend that you ask them to clarify what they mean.

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