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Learn Vocabulary and Help Feed the Hungry

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A site called FreeRice.com is offering the chance to learn and help feed the world's hungry.  Goto the site and you'll have a word, and 4 possible definitions.  Every time you choose a correct answer, they will donate the equivalent of 20 grains of rice to the UN World Food Program.  The money is provided by the advertising on the site and everything earned is donated.  Go, play, learn, and feed people. FreeRice.com

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10 Easy Arithmetic Tricks

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1. The 11 Times Trick We all know the trick when multiplying by ten - add 0 to the end of the number, but did you know there is an equally easy trick for multiplying a two digit number by 11? This is it: Take the original number and imagine a space between the two digits (in this example we will use 52: 5_2 Now add the two numbers together and put them in the middle: 5_(5+2)_2 That is it - you have the answer: 572. If the numbers in the middle add up to a 2 digit number, just insert the second number and add 1 to the first: 9_(9+9)_9 (9+1)_8_9 10_8_9 1089 - It works every time.
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