What is 82 times greater than 87?

82 times greater than 87 seems easy enough, but is it?

Let's assume the answer = 7134 (since 82 x 87 = 7134). Then shouldn't this statement be true?:

7134 is greater than 82 x 87.

But that is not true. 7134 is not greater than 82 x 87. It is the same!

To make it greater, we could make make a formula like (a+1)b where a=82 and b=87 to get this answer:

(82 + 1) x 87 = 7221

But if that is the case, why not simply say "What is 83 times 87?" 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 87, they mean 82 times as much as 87 which equals 7134. We recommend that you ask them to clarify what they mean.

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