What is 79 times greater than 17?

79 times greater than 17 seems easy enough, but is it?

Let's assume the answer = 1343 (since 79 x 17 = 1343). Then shouldn't this statement be true?:

1343 is greater than 79 x 17.

But that is not true. 1343 is not greater than 79 x 17. It is the same!

To make it greater, we could make make a formula like (a+1)b where a=79 and b=17 to get this answer:

(79 + 1) x 17 = 1360

But if that is the case, why not simply say "What is 80 times 17?" 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 79 times greater than 17, they mean 79 times as much as 17 which equals 1343. We recommend that you ask them to clarify what they mean.

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