What is 76 times greater than 38?

76 times greater than 38 seems easy enough, but is it?

Let's assume the answer = 2888 (since 76 x 38 = 2888). Then shouldn't this statement be true?:

2888 is greater than 76 x 38.

But that is not true. 2888 is not greater than 76 x 38. It is the same!

To make it greater, we could make make a formula like (a+1)b where a=76 and b=38 to get this answer:

(76 + 1) x 38 = 2926

But if that is the case, why not simply say "What is 77 times 38?" 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 76 times greater than 38, they mean 76 times as much as 38 which equals 2888. We recommend that you ask them to clarify what they mean.

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