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Do check out Jane Street's Real Numbers: https://www.janestreet.com/real-numbers Here is a scan of all the working out: https://www.dropbox.com/s/e0gg5bc891kny3t/pencil-maths.pdf?dl=0 We have a full break down of the working out for teachers: http://think-maths.co.uk/standupmaths-videos?yt-pencils#pencils There are Think Maths free resources for teachers for most of my videos! http://think-maths.co.uk/standupmaths-videos CAMERA ISSUE Yes we did lose the video file from the GoPro filming the working out! So I had to recreate it using a scan of the pages. Which raises a question: which do you prefer? A GoPro pointing at the notes (like from 11:31 onwards) or an animated scan (like up until 11:05)? Let me know your thoughts in the comments! CORRECTIONS - Nothing yet! Let me know if you spot anything. Thanks as always for Jane Street being my principal sponsor. https://www.janestreet.com/ Thanks to my Patreon supporters who help make these videos possible. Here is a random subset: Andrew Wieland Alan McNea Richard Dickins Tracy Parry Aimee Arost Henry Gustafson Support my channel and I can make more maths videos: https://www.patreon.com/standupmaths Filming and editing by Trunkman Productions Audio by Peter Doggart Music by Howard Carter Design by Simon Wright MATT PARKER: Stand-up Mathematician Website: http://standupmaths.com/ Maths book: http://wwwh.umble-pi.com Nerdy maths toys: http://mathsgear.co.uk/

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