What is 86 times greater than 49?

86 times greater than 49 seems easy enough, but is it?

Let's assume the answer = 4214 (since 86 x 49 = 4214). Then shouldn't this statement be true?:

4214 is greater than 86 x 49.

But that is not true. 4214 is not greater than 86 x 49. It is the same!

To make it greater, we could make make a formula like (a+1)b where a=86 and b=49 to get this answer:

(86 + 1) x 49 = 4263

But if that is the case, why not simply say "What is 87 times 49?" 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 49, they mean 86 times as much as 49 which equals 4214. We recommend that you ask them to clarify what they mean.

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