What is 81 times greater than 27?

81 times greater than 27 seems easy enough, but is it?

Let's assume the answer = 2187 (since 81 x 27 = 2187). Then shouldn't this statement be true?:

2187 is greater than 81 x 27.

But that is not true. 2187 is not greater than 81 x 27. It is the same!

To make it greater, we could make make a formula like (a+1)b where a=81 and b=27 to get this answer:

(81 + 1) x 27 = 2214

But if that is the case, why not simply say "What is 82 times 27?" 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 81 times greater than 27, they mean 81 times as much as 27 which equals 2187. We recommend that you ask them to clarify what they mean.

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