What is 99 times greater than 88?

99 times greater than 88 seems easy enough, but is it?

Let's assume the answer = 8712 (since 99 x 88 = 8712). Then shouldn't this statement be true?:

8712 is greater than 99 x 88.

But that is not true. 8712 is not greater than 99 x 88. It is the same!

To make it greater, we could make make a formula like (a+1)b where a=99 and b=88 to get this answer:

(99 + 1) x 88 = 8800

But if that is the case, why not simply say "What is 100 times 88?" 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 99 times greater than 88, they mean 99 times as much as 88 which equals 8712. We recommend that you ask them to clarify what they mean.

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