What is 85 times greater than 96?

85 times greater than 96 seems easy enough, but is it?

Let's assume the answer = 8160 (since 85 x 96 = 8160). Then shouldn't this statement be true?:

8160 is greater than 85 x 96.

But that is not true. 8160 is not greater than 85 x 96. It is the same!

To make it greater, we could make make a formula like (a+1)b where a=85 and b=96 to get this answer:

(85 + 1) x 96 = 8256

But if that is the case, why not simply say "What is 86 times 96?" 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 85 times greater than 96, they mean 85 times as much as 96 which equals 8160. We recommend that you ask them to clarify what they mean.

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