What is 56 times greater than 40?

56 times greater than 40 seems easy enough, but is it?

Let's assume the answer = 2240 (since 56 x 40 = 2240). Then shouldn't this statement be true?:

2240 is greater than 56 x 40.

But that is not true. 2240 is not greater than 56 x 40. It is the same!

To make it greater, we could make make a formula like (a+1)b where a=56 and b=40 to get this answer:

(56 + 1) x 40 = 2280

But if that is the case, why not simply say "What is 57 times 40?" 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 40, they mean 56 times as much as 40 which equals 2240. We recommend that you ask them to clarify what they mean.

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