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Pythagoras’ Comma
Age 14 to 16
Challenge Level 
Hint : What fraction is 2/3 of 2/3 of 2/3 . . . twelve times ?
And you've had to double 7 times, so what's the fraction now?
Maybe work in decimals and give the error as a percentage.
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