Episode Details

This podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access to high-quality exam preparation resources and helping learners prepare more effectively for professional certification exams. In this episode you will learn: - Why instant recall of common fraction, decimal, and percent conversions is essential for succeeding on the timed AFOQT math subtests. - How the AFOQT embeds these conversions within word problems to test your true understanding, not just rote memorization. - To identify common exam traps, such as answering the wrong part of a question or getting stuck in lengthy calculations. - The most efficient method for handling calculations involving mixed numbers by first converting them to improper fractions. - A simple mnemonic, 'FDP' (Fraction-Decimal-Percent), to quickly recall whether to divide or multiply during conversions. For more free exam prep tools, practice questions, and AI-powered explanations, visit https://open-exam-prep.com/ or YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Open-exam-prep