What is 72 times greater than 35?

72 times greater than 35 seems easy enough, but is it?

Let's assume the answer = 2520 (since 72 x 35 = 2520). Then shouldn't this statement be true?:

2520 is greater than 72 x 35.

But that is not true. 2520 is not greater than 72 x 35. It is the same!

To make it greater, we could make make a formula like (a+1)b where a=72 and b=35 to get this answer:

(72 + 1) x 35 = 2555

But if that is the case, why not simply say "What is 73 times 35?" 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 35, they mean 72 times as much as 35 which equals 2520. We recommend that you ask them to clarify what they mean.

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