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 differentiate part-to-part ratios from part-to-whole relationships in math word problems. • How to solve part-to-part mixture problems by finding the total number of ratio parts. • The exam trap of treating a part-to-part ratio as a direct fraction of the whole mixture. • How to set up and solve direct proportions with consistent units for pricing calculations. • Why non-proportional and inverse relationships require caution before setting up ratios. This independent study resource helps applicants prepare for the ASVAB Arithmetic Reasoning and Mathematics Knowledge subtests. Practice online at https://open-exam-prep.com/practice/asvab and watch video tutorials at https://www.youtube.com/@Open-exam-prep . Sources checked: September 28, 2026 • https://www.officialasvab.com/applicants/subtests/ • https://www.officialasvab.com/applicants/scores/ • https://www.officialasvab.com/applicants/cat-asvab/