Multiple choice

You can remember the value of Pi (3.1415926) by counting each word's letters in....

  1. "May I ask you to the prom?"

  2. "May I have a large container of coffee?"

  3. "May I please have some candy?"

  4. "May I have a handful of pocket change?"
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Explanation

Counting the letters in each word of the phrase "May I have a large container of coffee?" yields the digits 3, 1, 4, 1, 5, 9, 2, and 6. This mnemonic device perfectly matches the first eight digits of Pi.

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