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Edward Droge:
Let's say you want to multiply by eleven, something that comes up a lot more than you might think in your life. Multiplying by eleven is taking the two numbers and adding them together and inserting the result in between the two numbers.

Ed Droge, author of the book, Your Intelligence Makeover…

Let me give you an example: 11 x 23. You take the 2 and the 3, which makes 5 and you put the 5 in between the 2 and the 3 so, the answer's 253.

Want to multiply by 5? Well, take the number 243…

243, add a 0 which makes it 2430 and then divide the number in half. So, you see 2430, half of 24 is 12, half of 30 is 15. The answer's 1215, 1..2..1..5.

Want to improve your writing skills? Ed taught writing at Harvard and says, if you follow these five rules you will instantly be a better writer.

The very first thing is: don't slow the flow in the beginning. Get it all out on paper, then draw an outline that will work like a blueprint. The third piece of advice is to state the point of the piece immediately. It permits the reader to know right from the start what it is that you're talking about. The fourth way is to tell them what you're going to say- say it and then tell them what you said. And the last way to improve your writing is to revise, revise, revise.

At somethingyoushouldknow.net I'm Mike Carruthers and that's Something You Should Know.