What is 85 times greater than 99?

85 times greater than 99 seems easy enough, but is it?

Let's assume the answer = 8415 (since 85 x 99 = 8415). Then shouldn't this statement be true?:

8415 is greater than 85 x 99.

But that is not true. 8415 is not greater than 85 x 99. It is the same!

To make it greater, we could make make a formula like (a+1)b where a=85 and b=99 to get this answer:

(85 + 1) x 99 = 8514

But if that is the case, why not simply say "What is 86 times 99?" 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 99, they mean 85 times as much as 99 which equals 8415. We recommend that you ask them to clarify what they mean.

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