What is 84 times greater than 79?

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

Let's assume the answer = 6636 (since 84 x 79 = 6636). Then shouldn't this statement be true?:

6636 is greater than 84 x 79.

But that is not true. 6636 is not greater than 84 x 79. It is the same!

To make it greater, we could make make a formula like (a+1)b where a=84 and b=79 to get this answer:

(84 + 1) x 79 = 6715

But if that is the case, why not simply say "What is 85 times 79?" 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 84 times greater than 79, they mean 84 times as much as 79 which equals 6636. We recommend that you ask them to clarify what they mean.

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