What is 71 times greater than 87?

71 times greater than 87 seems easy enough, but is it?

Let's assume the answer = 6177 (since 71 x 87 = 6177). Then shouldn't this statement be true?:

6177 is greater than 71 x 87.

But that is not true. 6177 is not greater than 71 x 87. It is the same!

To make it greater, we could make make a formula like (a+1)b where a=71 and b=87 to get this answer:

(71 + 1) x 87 = 6264

But if that is the case, why not simply say "What is 72 times 87?" 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 71 times greater than 87, they mean 71 times as much as 87 which equals 6177. We recommend that you ask them to clarify what they mean.

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