What is 97 times greater than 47?

97 times greater than 47 seems easy enough, but is it?

Let's assume the answer = 4559 (since 97 x 47 = 4559). Then shouldn't this statement be true?:

4559 is greater than 97 x 47.

But that is not true. 4559 is not greater than 97 x 47. It is the same!

To make it greater, we could make make a formula like (a+1)b where a=97 and b=47 to get this answer:

(97 + 1) x 47 = 4606

But if that is the case, why not simply say "What is 98 times 47?" 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 47, they mean 97 times as much as 47 which equals 4559. We recommend that you ask them to clarify what they mean.

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