No. 3.14 · Approximations · galley proof
22/7
Close enough to share.
Twenty-two divided by seven is 3.142857, repeating. It is a little too big, off by about one part in 2,500.
Close is not cheap. Close is hospitality.
Over two thousand years ago, Archimedes trapped π between two shapes with ninety-six sides each, one just inside a circle and one just outside. 22/7 was the outside edge of the trap, and it is the one people kept.
Close is not cheap. Close is hospitality.
6 sides. Inside: 3.00000. Outside: 3.46410. π is between them.
Cite “22/7.” Wondering About Pi, no. 3.14 (24 September 2026). wap.mom/22-7/