What is 73 times greater than 85?

73 times greater than 85 seems easy enough, but is it?

Let's assume the answer = 6205 (since 73 x 85 = 6205). Then shouldn't this statement be true?:

6205 is greater than 73 x 85.

But that is not true. 6205 is not greater than 73 x 85. It is the same!

To make it greater, we could make make a formula like (a+1)b where a=73 and b=85 to get this answer:

(73 + 1) x 85 = 6290

But if that is the case, why not simply say "What is 74 times 85?" 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 73 times greater than 85, they mean 73 times as much as 85 which equals 6205. We recommend that you ask them to clarify what they mean.

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