What is 95 times greater than 86?

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

Let's assume the answer = 8170 (since 95 x 86 = 8170). Then shouldn't this statement be true?:

8170 is greater than 95 x 86.

But that is not true. 8170 is not greater than 95 x 86. It is the same!

To make it greater, we could make make a formula like (a+1)b where a=95 and b=86 to get this answer:

(95 + 1) x 86 = 8256

But if that is the case, why not simply say "What is 96 times 86?" 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 95 times greater than 86, they mean 95 times as much as 86 which equals 8170. We recommend that you ask them to clarify what they mean.

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