3.14 and 3.14159 are two commonly used decimal approximations.
In ratio form, 22/7 is often used.
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There are lots of approximations for pi. The most common are: 3.14 about 0.05% low 22/7 about 0.04% high 355/113 about 0.0000849% high
Pi equals the circumference of a circle divided by it's diameter. This value is approximately 3.14159265359, but goes on indefinitely. For most sums 3.14 is acceptable, or just use the pi button on a scientific calculator.
Common approximations are: 3.14, 22/7 and this one, correct to six places, 355/113 which gives 3.141593.
Pi= c/dPi equals the circumference of a circle divided by the diameter. If the radius is presented, double the radius to find the diameter.The Wikipedia article in the related link, lists several formulas which have been used to calculate approximations of the number pi.
If you are talking about "pi", the math constant related to circles, it is exactly 3.14159265358979. Most people use the approximation of 3.14 in calculating the area of a circle, the circumference, or the volume of a sphere. For very rough approximations, use 3. For example, the circumference of a circle is "pi" x diameter. So a 24-inch bike tire is about 72 inches around. The area of a circle is "pi" x radius squared. So a 10-inch pizza gives you about 75 square inches to eat.