What is 68 times greater than 79?

68 times greater than 79 seems easy enough, but is it?

Let's assume the answer = 5372 (since 68 x 79 = 5372). Then shouldn't this statement be true?:

5372 is greater than 68 x 79.

But that is not true. 5372 is not greater than 68 x 79. It is the same!

To make it greater, we could make make a formula like (a+1)b where a=68 and b=79 to get this answer:

(68 + 1) x 79 = 5451

But if that is the case, why not simply say "What is 69 times 79?" 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 68 times greater than 79, they mean 68 times as much as 79 which equals 5372. We recommend that you ask them to clarify what they mean.

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