What is 87 times greater than 42?

87 times greater than 42 seems easy enough, but is it?

Let's assume the answer = 3654 (since 87 x 42 = 3654). Then shouldn't this statement be true?:

3654 is greater than 87 x 42.

But that is not true. 3654 is not greater than 87 x 42. It is the same!

To make it greater, we could make make a formula like (a+1)b where a=87 and b=42 to get this answer:

(87 + 1) x 42 = 3696

But if that is the case, why not simply say "What is 88 times 42?" 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 87 times greater than 42, they mean 87 times as much as 42 which equals 3654. We recommend that you ask them to clarify what they mean.

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