What is 89 times greater than 59?

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

Let's assume the answer = 5251 (since 89 x 59 = 5251). Then shouldn't this statement be true?:

5251 is greater than 89 x 59.

But that is not true. 5251 is not greater than 89 x 59. It is the same!

To make it greater, we could make make a formula like (a+1)b where a=89 and b=59 to get this answer:

(89 + 1) x 59 = 5310

But if that is the case, why not simply say "What is 90 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 89 times greater than 59, they mean 89 times as much as 59 which equals 5251. We recommend that you ask them to clarify what they mean.

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