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 set up conversion factors as fractions equal to one to cancel unwanted units cleanly. • How to calculate time conversions such as converting two and a half hours into 150 minutes. • Why converting square units requires squaring the linear conversion factor, turning 1 sq ft into 144 sq in. • How to avoid the trap of using linear factors like 12 when calculating area in square inches. • How to apply the exponent decision rule for linear, area, and volume conversions on the ASVAB. This independent educational episode is designed to support your study for the ASVAB. Access practice tools and resources 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/