What is 83 times greater than 86?

83 times greater than 86 seems easy enough, but is it?

Let's assume the answer = 7138 (since 83 x 86 = 7138). Then shouldn't this statement be true?:

7138 is greater than 83 x 86.

But that is not true. 7138 is not greater than 83 x 86. It is the same!

To make it greater, we could make make a formula like (a+1)b where a=83 and b=86 to get this answer:

(83 + 1) x 86 = 7224

But if that is the case, why not simply say "What is 84 times 86?" 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 83 times greater than 86, they mean 83 times as much as 86 which equals 7138. We recommend that you ask them to clarify what they mean.

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