What is 87 times greater than 59?

87 times greater than 59 seems easy enough, but is it?

Let's assume the answer = 5133 (since 87 x 59 = 5133). Then shouldn't this statement be true?:

5133 is greater than 87 x 59.

But that is not true. 5133 is not greater than 87 x 59. It is the same!

To make it greater, we could make make a formula like (a+1)b where a=87 and b=59 to get this answer:

(87 + 1) x 59 = 5192

But if that is the case, why not simply say "What is 88 times 59?" 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 59, they mean 87 times as much as 59 which equals 5133. We recommend that you ask them to clarify what they mean.

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