What is 56 times greater than 16?

56 times greater than 16 seems easy enough, but is it?

Let's assume the answer = 896 (since 56 x 16 = 896). Then shouldn't this statement be true?:

896 is greater than 56 x 16.

But that is not true. 896 is not greater than 56 x 16. It is the same!

To make it greater, we could make make a formula like (a+1)b where a=56 and b=16 to get this answer:

(56 + 1) x 16 = 912

But if that is the case, why not simply say "What is 57 times 16?" 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 56 times greater than 16, they mean 56 times as much as 16 which equals 896. We recommend that you ask them to clarify what they mean.

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