What is 72 times greater than 53?

72 times greater than 53 seems easy enough, but is it?

Let's assume the answer = 3816 (since 72 x 53 = 3816). Then shouldn't this statement be true?:

3816 is greater than 72 x 53.

But that is not true. 3816 is not greater than 72 x 53. It is the same!

To make it greater, we could make make a formula like (a+1)b where a=72 and b=53 to get this answer:

(72 + 1) x 53 = 3869

But if that is the case, why not simply say "What is 73 times 53?" 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 53, they mean 72 times as much as 53 which equals 3816. We recommend that you ask them to clarify what they mean.

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