What is 60 times greater than 77?

60 times greater than 77 seems easy enough, but is it?

Let's assume the answer = 4620 (since 60 x 77 = 4620). Then shouldn't this statement be true?:

4620 is greater than 60 x 77.

But that is not true. 4620 is not greater than 60 x 77. It is the same!

To make it greater, we could make make a formula like (a+1)b where a=60 and b=77 to get this answer:

(60 + 1) x 77 = 4697

But if that is the case, why not simply say "What is 61 times 77?" 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 60 times greater than 77, they mean 60 times as much as 77 which equals 4620. We recommend that you ask them to clarify what they mean.

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