What is 62 times greater than 47?

62 times greater than 47 seems easy enough, but is it?

Let's assume the answer = 2914 (since 62 x 47 = 2914). Then shouldn't this statement be true?:

2914 is greater than 62 x 47.

But that is not true. 2914 is not greater than 62 x 47. It is the same!

To make it greater, we could make make a formula like (a+1)b where a=62 and b=47 to get this answer:

(62 + 1) x 47 = 2961

But if that is the case, why not simply say "What is 63 times 47?" 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 62 times greater than 47, they mean 62 times as much as 47 which equals 2914. We recommend that you ask them to clarify what they mean.

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