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Pi with pies

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Numberphile did something crazy - attempted to calculate Pi using real Pies. Watch and see how close they got to the real figure of 3.14159265359... Visit Numberphile

The pies were each 10.5cm across and there were 400 of them. What is the biggest circle possible which could have its circumference and diameter simultaneously covered with pies?

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