What is 82 times greater than 85?

82 times greater than 85 seems easy enough, but is it?

Let's assume the answer = 6970 (since 82 x 85 = 6970). Then shouldn't this statement be true?:

6970 is greater than 82 x 85.

But that is not true. 6970 is not greater than 82 x 85. It is the same!

To make it greater, we could make make a formula like (a+1)b where a=82 and b=85 to get this answer:

(82 + 1) x 85 = 7055

But if that is the case, why not simply say "What is 83 times 85?" 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 82 times greater than 85, they mean 82 times as much as 85 which equals 6970. We recommend that you ask them to clarify what they mean.

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