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Wednesday 14 March 2018

Happy Pi day

What is the significance of this day?
Pi Day is celebrated on March 14th (3/4) around the world. Pi (Greek letter "") is the symbol used in mathematics to represent a constant -- the ratio of the circumference of a circle to it's diameter -- which is approximately 3.14159. Pi has been calculated to over one trillion digits beyond its decimal point.

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How did we calculate Pi?
We divided the circumference with the diameter to get a ratio answer.

How is this related to our number topic?
It's a ratio of circumference to diameter