What is 77 times greater than 38?

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

Let's assume the answer = 2926 (since 77 x 38 = 2926). Then shouldn't this statement be true?:

2926 is greater than 77 x 38.

But that is not true. 2926 is not greater than 77 x 38. It is the same!

To make it greater, we could make make a formula like (a+1)b where a=77 and b=38 to get this answer:

(77 + 1) x 38 = 2964

But if that is the case, why not simply say "What is 78 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 77 times greater than 38, they mean 77 times as much as 38 which equals 2926. We recommend that you ask them to clarify what they mean.

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