What is 50 times greater than 39?

50 times greater than 39 seems easy enough, but is it?

Let's assume the answer = 1950 (since 50 x 39 = 1950). Then shouldn't this statement be true?:

1950 is greater than 50 x 39.

But that is not true. 1950 is not greater than 50 x 39. It is the same!

To make it greater, we could make make a formula like (a+1)b where a=50 and b=39 to get this answer:

(50 + 1) x 39 = 1989

But if that is the case, why not simply say "What is 51 times 39?" 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 50 times greater than 39, they mean 50 times as much as 39 which equals 1950. We recommend that you ask them to clarify what they mean.

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