What is 72 times greater than 16?

72 times greater than 16 seems easy enough, but is it?

Let's assume the answer = 1152 (since 72 x 16 = 1152). Then shouldn't this statement be true?:

1152 is greater than 72 x 16.

But that is not true. 1152 is not greater than 72 x 16. It is the same!

To make it greater, we could make make a formula like (a+1)b where a=72 and b=16 to get this answer:

(72 + 1) x 16 = 1168

But if that is the case, why not simply say "What is 73 times 16?" 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 72 times greater than 16, they mean 72 times as much as 16 which equals 1152. We recommend that you ask them to clarify what they mean.

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