What is 86 times greater than 31?

86 times greater than 31 seems easy enough, but is it?

Let's assume the answer = 2666 (since 86 x 31 = 2666). Then shouldn't this statement be true?:

2666 is greater than 86 x 31.

But that is not true. 2666 is not greater than 86 x 31. It is the same!

To make it greater, we could make make a formula like (a+1)b where a=86 and b=31 to get this answer:

(86 + 1) x 31 = 2697

But if that is the case, why not simply say "What is 87 times 31?" 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 86 times greater than 31, they mean 86 times as much as 31 which equals 2666. We recommend that you ask them to clarify what they mean.

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