What is 97 times greater than 39?

97 times greater than 39 seems easy enough, but is it?

Let's assume the answer = 3783 (since 97 x 39 = 3783). Then shouldn't this statement be true?:

3783 is greater than 97 x 39.

But that is not true. 3783 is not greater than 97 x 39. It is the same!

To make it greater, we could make make a formula like (a+1)b where a=97 and b=39 to get this answer:

(97 + 1) x 39 = 3822

But if that is the case, why not simply say "What is 98 times 39?" 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 97 times greater than 39, they mean 97 times as much as 39 which equals 3783. We recommend that you ask them to clarify what they mean.

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