What is 89 times greater than 24?

89 times greater than 24 seems easy enough, but is it?

Let's assume the answer = 2136 (since 89 x 24 = 2136). Then shouldn't this statement be true?:

2136 is greater than 89 x 24.

But that is not true. 2136 is not greater than 89 x 24. It is the same!

To make it greater, we could make make a formula like (a+1)b where a=89 and b=24 to get this answer:

(89 + 1) x 24 = 2160

But if that is the case, why not simply say "What is 90 times 24?" 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 89 times greater than 24, they mean 89 times as much as 24 which equals 2136. We recommend that you ask them to clarify what they mean.

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