Question

How much greater is `(19x^2 + 12x + 12) + (7x^2 + 10x + 13)`?

Answer 1

Interpretation 1
How much greater is `(19x+12x+12)` than `(7x^2+10x+13)`?

`{: ("(", 19x^2, + 12x, +12,")"), ("-(",7x^2,+10x,+13,")") :}`

`=`

`{:("(",12x^2,+2x, -1,")") :}`

Interpretation 2
How much is `(19x+12x+12)` than `(7x^2+10x+13)`? ("greater" omitted)

`{: ("(", 19x^2, + 12x, +12,")"), ("+(",7x^2,+10x,+13,")") :}`

`=`

`{:("(",26x^2,+22x, 25,")") :}`

Query
This exact format of question ("How much greater is (expression1) + (expression 2)" ) has appeared multiple times recently from around the world. What is the source of this strange phrasing?