What is 56 times greater than 81?

56 times greater than 81 seems easy enough, but is it?

Let's assume the answer = 4536 (since 56 x 81 = 4536). Then shouldn't this statement be true?:

4536 is greater than 56 x 81.

But that is not true. 4536 is not greater than 56 x 81. It is the same!

To make it greater, we could make make a formula like (a+1)b where a=56 and b=81 to get this answer:

(56 + 1) x 81 = 4617

But if that is the case, why not simply say "What is 57 times 81?" 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 81, they mean 56 times as much as 81 which equals 4536. We recommend that you ask them to clarify what they mean.

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