What is 51 times greater than 49?

51 times greater than 49 seems easy enough, but is it?

Let's assume the answer = 2499 (since 51 x 49 = 2499). Then shouldn't this statement be true?:

2499 is greater than 51 x 49.

But that is not true. 2499 is not greater than 51 x 49. It is the same!

To make it greater, we could make make a formula like (a+1)b where a=51 and b=49 to get this answer:

(51 + 1) x 49 = 2548

But if that is the case, why not simply say "What is 52 times 49?" 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 51 times greater than 49, they mean 51 times as much as 49 which equals 2499. We recommend that you ask them to clarify what they mean.

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