What is 56 times greater than 27?

56 times greater than 27 seems easy enough, but is it?

Let's assume the answer = 1512 (since 56 x 27 = 1512). Then shouldn't this statement be true?:

1512 is greater than 56 x 27.

But that is not true. 1512 is not greater than 56 x 27. It is the same!

To make it greater, we could make make a formula like (a+1)b where a=56 and b=27 to get this answer:

(56 + 1) x 27 = 1539

But if that is the case, why not simply say "What is 57 times 27?" 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 27, they mean 56 times as much as 27 which equals 1512. We recommend that you ask them to clarify what they mean.

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