520 14000 couples married on the same day, 13.4% more than 16000 last year? Sichuan Civil Affairs Makes a Math Joke

From 16000 to 14000, has it increased or decreased?

I didn't expect to make mistakes in this simple math problem.

Group wedding scene at Erxianqiao Park style Marriage Registration Office in Chenghua District, Chengdu

May 20 every year is the peak time for getting married, and this year is also the same. According to Tianfu, there were 14771 couples getting married in 520 Sichuan Province this year, an increase of 13.4% over last year.

So in 2023, the number of people getting married at 520 in Sichuan should be 13025, right.

So, how many people actually got married last year?

The answer is more than 16000 pairs! This data is from Sichuan Daily, which is also very authoritative.

Now back to the question at the beginning of the article: from 16000 to 14000, has it increased or decreased?

Are you right?

In fact, if we take 14771 couples this year, 13.4% less than last year, the number of married couples last year is 16750.

As a result, we may get more than 16000 pairs of real numbers.

However, the little editor's mathematical ability is a bit worrying, and more relevant learning is needed.

At present, this simple mathematical problem has been corrected.