What is 72 times greater than 42?

72 times greater than 42 seems easy enough, but is it?

Let's assume the answer = 3024 (since 72 x 42 = 3024). Then shouldn't this statement be true?:

3024 is greater than 72 x 42.

But that is not true. 3024 is not greater than 72 x 42. It is the same!

To make it greater, we could make make a formula like (a+1)b where a=72 and b=42 to get this answer:

(72 + 1) x 42 = 3066

But if that is the case, why not simply say "What is 73 times 42?" 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 42, they mean 72 times as much as 42 which equals 3024. We recommend that you ask them to clarify what they mean.

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