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: - How to read decimal place values and stack decimal points for addition. - Why multiplying positive decimals by values less than one yields a smaller product. - How to shift decimal points consistently to simplify decimal division on the ASVAB. - How to use rough estimation as a sanity check to avoid placement errors. - Key arithmetic traps, including false assumptions about multiplication and division. This independent study resource supports candidate preparation for the ASVAB AFQT subtests. For practice materials and study tools, visit https://open-exam-prep.com/practice/asvab and https://www.youtube.com/@Open-exam-prep . Sources checked: September 28, 2026: https://www.officialasvab.com/applicants/subtests/ and https://www.officialasvab.com/applicants/scores/ .