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Navy OAR Exam Prep 09, Ratios Proportions and Scaling
Published 2 months ago
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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:
- How to correctly set up and solve proportions using cross-multiplication for OAR-style word problems.
- The critical difference between direct and inverse proportions, a common exam trap.
- Techniques for solving scaling problems related to maps and technical drawings.
- The importance of converting to consistent units before calculating ratios to avoid simple errors.
- A mental shortcut, "More hands, less time," to quickly identify and solve inverse relationship problems.
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