Thank you!!! I went from a 46 to a 64 on my asvab

@ColfaxMath

2 ай бұрын

Fantastic!

@Brandon-qk7ri

2 ай бұрын

@@ColfaxMathcan you help me out please

I watched all of this guys ASVAB videos and just took the AFCT (ASVAB retest for prior service) and scored an 84 with a 121 GT. This is definitely the best ASVAB prep channel on KZread!

@ColfaxMath

Жыл бұрын

Kind words, thank you

@isaiahstevenson8923

Жыл бұрын

Im definitely prepping to the AFCT and been watching alot of the AR and MK videos. GT score is 103 and need a 110 or higher. Dantes.Peterson moduled is a good source to use to use also.

@kakashikey

Жыл бұрын

got a 98 for on GT. need a 105+ for recon. leaving for bootcamp in two days. 03xx contract for the marine corps. since i can’t volunteer for recon at soi with my current score ill have to take the afct after i hit the fleet and get more proficient in the pool. then ill hit up the screener. thank you for your service man 🇺🇸

@ColfaxMath

Жыл бұрын

@@kakashikey thank you for your service

@fantavologuem4569

Жыл бұрын

Question Pls, do you get to use calculators?

I've been out of high school for 3 years and have not touched half this math in years, having this resource is amazing and thank you for putting it out

@ColfaxMath

8 ай бұрын

Thank you, good luck

@chaneybuchanan8972

6 ай бұрын

ive been out for 13 years. wish me luck xD

@ColfaxMath

6 ай бұрын

@@chaneybuchanan8972 good luck

@buggyscards

15 күн бұрын

Im applying for WOFT. Haven’t done this type of math in 16 years 🤣. Im 32. Thanks to these videos for helping me refresh my memory.

@fatim861

Күн бұрын

Update? U pass ? ​@@buggyscards

Wish I had a math teacher as good as this teacher. I'm able to completely understand what he's saying with no kind of struggling at all which is a talent.

@ColfaxMath

5 ай бұрын

Great to hear, thank you

Colfax Math, I’d like to thank you so much for your videos. I passed with GT 111 today and is on the way to commission as a 2LT in the army. It was all because I watched your videos. You made complicated concepts so easy. THANK YOU SMM!!!! I hope you know that your videos are appreciated :))) I hope your pillow is cold at night

@ColfaxMath

7 ай бұрын

Thank you

@BarryzClips7

6 ай бұрын

You need to take the asvab to commission???

@BarryzClips7

6 ай бұрын

I’m in ROTC, your telling me my asvab score will determine my branch? Apart from my OML?!

@nauticamoshay5331

6 ай бұрын

@@BarryzClips7you need at least at110 gt score to commission

@BarryzClips7

6 ай бұрын

@@nauticamoshay5331 bullshit. If your in ROTC your commission depends on your OML

Ive been practicing for my test and these have been pretty intuitive. Sadly I’ve forgotten more than I’ve remembered so I just need to keep watching

@ColfaxMath

Жыл бұрын

Yes keep studying and doing problems on paper, it will start to come back to you

Just wanted to say thank you very much for helping me get a good score on my ASVAB! I watched all your prep videos and they helped me get nearly 20 points above my projected score! I highly recommend this channel for anyone studying for the ASVAB! 👍👍

@ColfaxMath

Жыл бұрын

Great to hear

@hollywoodclipp

11 ай бұрын

Was some of these on the test cause some MK was on there

@johnnygage

11 ай бұрын

@@hollywoodclipp Yes! The problems he’s doing in the videos are very similar to the questions you’ll find on the test. I noticed MK had a lot of algebra questions.

@hollywoodclipp

11 ай бұрын

@@johnnygage yeah cause I took the picat and I notice some same math problems so I wanted to know if the same AR WAS ON THERE AS well do you remember some of the questions you got any extra tips for me I take it on Thursday

@johnnygage

11 ай бұрын

@@hollywoodclipp Ah I see. I can’t remember any at the top of my head, tbh. It was a lot of stats questions involving fractions, traveling mph, square footage/finding area for AR and a lot of algebra equations, multiplying square roots/exponents, PEMDAS, etc for MK. Science is a lot of biology, physics, and chem. WK just study a lot of prefixes/suffixes and PC is pretty easy just a lot of reading. There’s lots of practice tests/study guides you can find online and ASVAB for Dummies is probably the best book that covers all the material. Get a good night’s sleep, stay focused, and you’ll do great! Best of luck to you! You got this! 👍

i love how he shows his work & explains how he got his answer. very easy to interpret & understand why he got that answer, and what he had did to come up with that answer. love this channel

@ColfaxMath

3 ай бұрын

Very good to hear, thank you

it really brings me back to my high school math class from 10 years ago. i love it!

@ColfaxMath

10 ай бұрын

Thank you

I like how smooth and simple you make a complicated problem look easy In Seconds

@ColfaxMath

4 ай бұрын

Thank you, it's just practice

Some of these were hard to grasp at first but eventually I got it. Your videos did help me! I got a 72 overall and a 69 on my afqt. Was able to swear into the dep 2 days ago. Now I’m just waiting for a MOS to open up. Thank you!

@ColfaxMath

10 ай бұрын

Congratulations, good score

@johnslum8371

5 ай бұрын

Any tips for the afqt

@Yourmom69sme

5 ай бұрын

@@johnslum8371 get the as an for dummies book and just do the practice tests over and over again. Then get a book about practice math problems and equations. That book really helped me with the fundamentals without a calculator

This video is amazing. You’ve given me a new way to process !

@ColfaxMath

Жыл бұрын

Great to hear

I appreciate you so much for sharing this information for free. Your tips and tricks are very helpful and is helping my mind with trying to study for my test again.

@ColfaxMath

Жыл бұрын

Great to hear, thank you

Haven’t done math since 11th been 3 years this refreshed my mind thank you

@ColfaxMath

8 ай бұрын

Good to hear, thank you

Thank you so much for this video. You explained it perfectly and I understood everything without even doing the problems myself. Thank you so much.

@ColfaxMath

9 ай бұрын

Great to hear, thank you

Im so freaking exhausted.. ive been studying nonstop for IT certifications and this was in my recommended.. no clue why. But im just sitting here watching 😂

@ColfaxMath

Жыл бұрын

Good luck on your IT certification

@dominicsoto2385

Жыл бұрын

bro i’ve been studyin 8 hour day 1.5 hours of fitness just so i can be applicable for aircraft maintenance

@bigfootwithinternetconnect2330

9 ай бұрын

​​@@dominicsoto2385That seems a bit much, don't burn yourself out like that, my advice is study for 1-2 hours with 5-10 minute breaks every 20 minutes, just like your muscles your brain needs to rest too

Best video, thanks for making that. That helps me lot. I really appreciate it.

@ColfaxMath

10 ай бұрын

Glad to hear it

haven’t been in school since i graduated in 2021. This makes way more sense than being at school😭

The best Channel 5 ⭐️

@ColfaxMath

8 ай бұрын

Thank you

For question 4 I think there’s an easier way to do it where you set the equation up like, (93+89+96+98+X)/5 = 95, Then multiply 95 by 5 which equals 475 then subtract by 376 which equals 99. Great videos keep up the good work helping me study for the ASVAB.

@ColfaxMath

Ай бұрын

Yes that is a good way to go

this is so helpful thank you!!!!!!!!

@ColfaxMath

Жыл бұрын

Glad to hear that

Your pedagogy is on point

@ColfaxMath

7 ай бұрын

Thank you

Yoo they need to give you an award ! I’m talking my ASVAB this up coming Friday & the only portions I was concerned about was arithmetic & math ! But watching all your videos & taking notes I’m fully confident I love how you explained it & broke things down. A great refresher for me ❤

@Thekidd04_

2 ай бұрын

did you pass? im taking mine on monday

@ColfaxMath

Ай бұрын

Thank you

i have a question about question number 10, how you get the 22.5

Didnt touch math for long time back to it made my head blow up

@ColfaxMath

6 ай бұрын

Now's the time to learn it

Best ever

@ColfaxMath

Жыл бұрын

Thank you

I appreciate these videos a lot, i have never studied for anything before in my life except for the asvab and videos like these have been a great help. Im heading over to the MEPS station in boston this thursday wish me luck!

@ColfaxMath

9 ай бұрын

Good luck

Preciate it

Thanks brother this help I am studying for the savab for the military. I have the book

@ColfaxMath

7 ай бұрын

Good luck

Thanks!

@ColfaxMath

3 ай бұрын

Very kind of you

6:16 Wait how does the .12 turn into 14? I’m trying to follow and write an example and that part confuses me?

@ColfaxMath

9 ай бұрын

I multiplied the .12 to the number to get 45,

How did you get 22.5 for question 10? I know it has to do with the 30 more minutes, but I don’t get the 22.5.

@victorpubejuice

7 ай бұрын

45 miles per hour, 30 minutes would be 22.5 miles since it’s half of 45

So how do you know you need to multiply?

Good evening, I'm taking my ASVAB this Friday Feb 9 2024. I didn't do good in school but thanks for this video I'm learning even a little bit. I'll be back here and give you an update about my test this Friday. Feeling Nervous cuz I'm dumb as hell.

@ColfaxMath

5 ай бұрын

Good luck, keep working at it

@shanie5636

5 ай бұрын

How was your test??

@EndingVisions

4 ай бұрын

Did you pass ??

Are you able to write down number or you have to do it in your head while in the test?

@ColfaxMath

9 ай бұрын

If you are taking the test online, you are allowed scratch paper

Great stuff, question: Question#8 is asking for a profit point, not the amount to cover the overhead. The answer 50,000 would only be the breakeven point. Please advise. Thank you, very helpful.

@ColfaxMath

6 ай бұрын

I think I can be deciphered either way

Colfax math what would you recommend for someone like my self who doesn't have any math foundation to stand on im currently working to pass the asvab to be an Infantry man but im struggling

@ColfaxMath

3 ай бұрын

I have a playlist called foundations of math, work your way through that, maybe a video a day. Take notes, do problems as you work your way through. You can do it

Does he help break down for the practice test as well?

@ColfaxMath

9 ай бұрын

Yes, I think he does

On question 8, it’s asking us how many cards we have to print to make a PROFIT if we go with C wouldn’t we breaking even? Am I missing something?

@ColfaxMath

3 ай бұрын

Yes that's correct

The problem I struggle with these word problems is determining what operation of math I need to use. It makes me waste so much time trying to figure it out and then I eventually have to guess to move on

@ColfaxMath

2 ай бұрын

I know it's hard, practice helps

Very helpful, Thank man. Jesus loves you. Know that 😊❤️

@ColfaxMath

10 ай бұрын

Thank you

You make math easy

@ColfaxMath

4 ай бұрын

thank you

ahh that makes sense to round the answer and eliminate i never done that

@ColfaxMath

8 ай бұрын

Glad it helped

Wow

@ColfaxMath

11 ай бұрын

Thanks

sir where did you get the 22.5 in the last problem ? did you just put it because you know the situation?

@ColfaxMath

Ай бұрын

Travels 45 miles per hour so on half an hour it has to be half the distance. I took the 44 and cut it in half to get the 22.5

How is the answer C for #7? One square yard is 9 feet. I’m so confused. I understand the whole 3 ft in a yard thing but I thought you’d need to divide by 9, not 3.

@ColfaxMath

6 ай бұрын

I converted the yards to feet first then found the area, you could do the problem either way

I got a question let said if I do for math do I everything about unit price

@ColfaxMath

16 күн бұрын

Converting to similar units is a good start to a problem

hi there sir - just for clarification, problem number 8 - would the answer be D ? since they are wanting to make a profit not break even ? awesome video btw!

@ColfaxMath

6 ай бұрын

I think that would be correct

On #4 how did you get 376 when adding all of them? I got 366. Am I missing something?

@sayachan5566

10 ай бұрын

He add 99 divide by five

Going AF Special Forces PJ, in the military in Sept, and going to MEPS on Sunday, I studied your videos for a while and now I passed the long practice test ( 4 HRS ) the other day with a 66, thanks for everything, I can't even believe am here, it's fucking crazy. Never give up and fuck the haters. Btw how did you do question 4?

@ColfaxMath

3 ай бұрын

Good luck

@AnthonyRodallegas

3 ай бұрын

@@ColfaxMath Q4?

Retaken my asvab for the 4th time tomorrow really hope for the best

@ColfaxMath

8 ай бұрын

Good luck

Excuse me sir how did you get 22.5 for the last problem. Just for those of us who may not know how many miles get’s you thirty minutes

@ColfaxMath

Ай бұрын

Cut the 45 in half

Is calculator or cellphone allowed during taking asvab?

@ColfaxMath

Ай бұрын

Check with your recruiter

In qestion 8 doesn’t it ask to make profit ? Not break even ?

@ColfaxMath

11 ай бұрын

At what point would you start making a profit which is at the break even point

@YourMom-yr9kd

10 ай бұрын

@@ColfaxMath but 50,000 cards wouldnt make profit so it would be 60,000. Anything over 50,000 would be considered profit

@ColfaxMath

10 ай бұрын

50k is the break even, over is profit@@YourMom-yr9kd

Why is number 7 not 62.40?

@ColfaxMath

Жыл бұрын

There are three feet to the yard, so 9 sq feet equals one square yard. 3 x 3 = 9 , calculate the total square yards times the price per yard

@jadenofford861

3 ай бұрын

@@ColfaxMathHow did u get the 5 and the 6 yds on answer 7?

so for the first question my steps would be to multiply 3.50 x 12 and i got the answer of $42, (im just studying and doing the work posting my answer to see if the way i did my steps are correct and proficient

@ColfaxMath

4 ай бұрын

Good way to go

#10 you got 22.5 from where I’m so lost

For #10 how did you get 22.5 ?

@un0obnitrotype499

11 ай бұрын

By the time her husband has caught up to her, she had traveled 157.5 mi. (45 mi x 3.5 hrs) The husband must travel that same distance in 3 hours. 157.5 mi/3 = 52.5 mph

i recently took a picat practice test and it was much harder than this

@ColfaxMath

18 күн бұрын

Good feedback, thank you

How is 30 minutes equal to 22.5 ?

@chileeeimjustsunny8701

8 ай бұрын

That's exactly what I'm trying to figure out.

@jakesilliman5906

8 ай бұрын

Alice is traveling 45 miles per hour, 30 minutes is half of one hour, so if she is going 45mph that means in 30 min she travels 22.5 miles or half of 45

I took my test two weeks ago got 6 and fail need atleast 4 weeks to study 😢I left school 20yrs ago really need to pass for the navy but the maths &the arithmetic reasoning is so complicated and confusing I dnt knw if I will ever pass😢

@ColfaxMath

7 ай бұрын

Study every day and you can pass

@valeriereyes251

7 ай бұрын

I'm in the same boat. I take the ASVAB tomorow. 20 years since I've done math in school.

@dalmacy26

4 ай бұрын

You will pass

How did you get the 4 on the 1st problem?

@ColfaxMath

Жыл бұрын

It was just an approximation. I rounded the 3.5 up to 4 so I could multiply it in my head, then looked at the possible choices and saw that there was only one answer that was close.

@user-sx3fl8rb3w

Ай бұрын

@@ColfaxMath Thank your for your help. The answer his 54 mph

@user-sx3fl8rb3w

Ай бұрын

If Alice drove R=45 mph , T=3 hours, D=R.T, D=135, Dave have to drive at the same distance to catch Alice . So D=135 , his time : T=3h- 0.5 h(30min)=2.5 h .To found his speed, R=D/T, R=135/2.5, R=54mph

I can’t do math at all

@ColfaxMath

Жыл бұрын

Yes you can, keep working at it and over time it will come together. Go slow and start with the basics

For question 7 I’m only getting answers for B and D

@ColfaxMath

Жыл бұрын

The units given are feet and you are asked for square yards. Three feet equal one yard. After you divide the lengths by three and multiply them you get approximately 30 yards times the amount

The video is showing blur to me🤔

@ColfaxMath

Жыл бұрын

I just went back and checked it, I didn't get any blur. Sorry to hear

Can you elaborate on questions 7 i got A

@mustafakorkmaz8768

Жыл бұрын

you're correct bro.

@ColfaxMath

Жыл бұрын

I converted to yards first, 3 feet equal 1 yard so the 18 feet becomes 6 yards, the other side is close to 5 yards so approximately 30 square yards

im sorry but this makes no sense for me i NEED an explanation of why for everything or else i dont understand, i cant even figure out what function to use after reading certain word problems like why did you yse that function yk? ugh my hopes are so low

@ColfaxMath

Ай бұрын

Don't give up, keep working at it and it will start to make sense

@morbidzombii

19 күн бұрын

you need grammar hero if you have taken it yet it’s a good channel

Your answer to question 8...50,000 will not make a profit. It will break even. The question was "make a profit" so answer D 60,000 should be correct...no?

@ColfaxMath

9 күн бұрын

Anywhere above 50k will be a profit, so the break even point is at 50k

@heymoe1179

9 күн бұрын

@@ColfaxMath that's right...50k is break even, not a profit. The question is worded poorly and is what confuses many so that it would be missed. The question asked for "profit" and not "break even."

Why did you underline gross? At 3:06 minutes?

@ColfaxMath

26 күн бұрын

Because it is a key term, a gross is a dozen dozen or 144

@DreStewart-py3zc

26 күн бұрын

@ColfaxMath Okay, do you explain this more on you're channel

Im going be in the military police so I gotta study before I take this test.

@ColfaxMath

8 ай бұрын

Yes, keep studying

How come with “thirty minutes later” you just knew it was converted to 22.5, I am really stuck how you came to that reasoning for 30 minutes

@mikaylahicks7204

5 ай бұрын

She's going 45 mph, 30 minutes=1/2 an hour so in 1/2 an hour she'll travel only 1/2 of 45mph which is =22.5 :)

@EndingVisions

4 ай бұрын

@@mikaylahicks7204BEAUTIFUL

what kinda tv is that i need one for that pen lol

@ColfaxMath

11 ай бұрын

ViewSonic

Dude i have actual dyscalculia and idk if im gonna pass this asvab at all this is gonna be my third time taking it😭😭

@ColfaxMath

5 ай бұрын

Keep studying and you will do fine

Question is where did you pull the 22.5 out of? I don’t understand

@ColfaxMath

6 ай бұрын

What problem are you talking about?

@pushvedula5640

6 ай бұрын

@@ColfaxMath Number 10!

@pushvedula5640

5 ай бұрын

@@ColfaxMathYeah so how did u even get the 22.5 when adding it up? Hello

@jacobbell3429

5 ай бұрын

@@pushvedula564045 MPH divided by 2 because he is looking for the number of miles traveled in 30 minutes.

@pushvedula5640

5 ай бұрын

@@jacobbell3429 ohhh ok

Number 10 how u get 22.5 if u said 30mins

@blankblank1114

2 ай бұрын

Nvm 🤦🏽‍♀️🤦🏽‍♀️

You may see me a lot sir. Hoping to join the us navy. I’m wondering How & why does 30 become 22.5 automatically ? What did u do or know to get 22.5

@derrickspells2264

7 күн бұрын

On number 10

@ColfaxMath

7 күн бұрын

This hels

@ColfaxMath

7 күн бұрын

The 22.5 comes from half of 45. 45 miles in an hour so 22.5 miles in half an hour

these are the EXACT same questions that were on the picat

@microshlink

8 ай бұрын

with that being said never try to memorize answers but memorize how the answers are gotten

@ColfaxMath

8 ай бұрын

Good to know

@ColfaxMath

8 ай бұрын

Very good advice

I scored 19 in my last practice test with my recruiter im so dumb…

@ColfaxMath

10 ай бұрын

Keep working at it

@user-ct1gn3gb1y

9 ай бұрын

Me too I’m still trying

Prey I passs everybody

@ColfaxMath

10 ай бұрын

Good luck

for #7, doesn't one squared yard equal 9? There is 3 ft in a yard so 1 squared yard would be 9 square feet

@ColfaxMath

8 ай бұрын

Correct

You dont explain you js set it up n give answer i cant understand bc how do you know when to devide or x

@ColfaxMath

Жыл бұрын

Sorry it wasn't helpful

Just failed the Asvab 😢 got a 19 percentile

@ColfaxMath

Жыл бұрын

Keep studying, learn the ideas, take a ton of practice tests and revisit it again. You can do it with work

@Rinzler_48808

11 ай бұрын

Got a 16 today i really wanna join so i'm just gonna try to work on my math and English. Sadly i have forgotten basically everything from high school but i will my best to pass the next test just gotta study hard and smart.

@pikarick1953

10 ай бұрын

Bro i just got the same score a few days ago in my practice test with my recruiter, did u make it?

@Rinzler_48808

10 ай бұрын

@@pikarick1953 Not yet still got two weeks before i vsn take it again, gonna try studying the math and English section but i think I'll be alright doesn't matter how much you fail, just don't give up. I wish you good luck my man i'm sure you can do it.

On 4 the answer is A 100 not B 99

@ColfaxMath

8 ай бұрын

Ok

W

@ColfaxMath

5 ай бұрын

Thank you, glad it helped

@EndingVisions

4 ай бұрын

@@ColfaxMathW in internet slang means win, so he’s saying by listening to you he’s winning. Like the game. You’re helping us win the game. Thank you sir 🙏🏼

@ColfaxMath

4 ай бұрын

@@EndingVisions good to know, thank you

I tow truck never cost 42$

@ColfaxMath

3 ай бұрын

Not any more

uh

@ColfaxMath

Жыл бұрын

Yep

@WuTangWax

9 ай бұрын

I dont understand a damn thing

How did you get 22.5 when it says 30 minutes ? Did you subtract something ?

@ColfaxMath

3 ай бұрын

What problem are you on

Thanks!

@ColfaxMath

3 ай бұрын

Thank you

why is number 4 not a. 100 makes the average 95

@ColfaxMath

11 ай бұрын

100 Makes the total 476, divided by 5 gives 95.2 a little bit off