What is 75 times greater than 12?

75 times greater than 12 seems easy enough, but is it?

Let's assume the answer = 900 (since 75 x 12 = 900). Then shouldn't this statement be true?:

900 is greater than 75 x 12.

But that is not true. 900 is not greater than 75 x 12. It is the same!

To make it greater, we could make make a formula like (a+1)b where a=75 and b=12 to get this answer:

(75 + 1) x 12 = 912

But if that is the case, why not simply say "What is 76 times 12?" 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 75 times greater than 12, they mean 75 times as much as 12 which equals 900. We recommend that you ask them to clarify what they mean.

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