What is 77 times greater than 47?

77 times greater than 47 seems easy enough, but is it?

Let's assume the answer = 3619 (since 77 x 47 = 3619). Then shouldn't this statement be true?:

3619 is greater than 77 x 47.

But that is not true. 3619 is not greater than 77 x 47. It is the same!

To make it greater, we could make make a formula like (a+1)b where a=77 and b=47 to get this answer:

(77 + 1) x 47 = 3666

But if that is the case, why not simply say "What is 78 times 47?" 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 47, they mean 77 times as much as 47 which equals 3619. We recommend that you ask them to clarify what they mean.

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