this video no lie helped me pass my aptitude test with an 86%

@ColfaxMath

Ай бұрын

Great to hear, congratulations

@AshRektum

Ай бұрын

@@ColfaxMath thanks !

@HoofBoof

Күн бұрын

did u get in

I was in the Army for 23 years. I am tentatively planning on getting into the Iron Worker Industry. This helped me out a ton. By the way, i have not touched Basic Math in 30 plus years. God bless You and God Bless America!

@ColfaxMath

3 жыл бұрын

Good to hear

Thank you Sir! I could never grasp basic maths in high school and struggled. I’m now re-learning at 30 and your videos are so helpful!

@ColfaxMath

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, great to hear

@jbanks1525

6 ай бұрын

Same, math was so hard for me back then, still is a little bit now, but not nearly as much after I went to college

Love how you spent time doing this, thank you!

@ColfaxMath

3 жыл бұрын

Great to hear, thank you

Awesome tutorial and test preparations for the Aptitude test. Much appreciated.

@ColfaxMath

Жыл бұрын

Glad to hear it, Thank you

This gonna help me a lot. Much appreciated!

@ColfaxMath

3 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear it

Passed my test the other day. So glad I re learned and dusted my brain off with these math problems

@ColfaxMath

Жыл бұрын

Great to hear

@evelynespinoza1

Жыл бұрын

hi was it for carpentry apprentice ship

This was a ton of help! I wish I had teachers like you growing up. You seem like a very patient and kind man. I will let you know if I pass...lol

@ColfaxMath

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, I'm sure you will, good luck!

@ryanwood74

2 жыл бұрын

I got a 95% thanks for your help! I would have gotten higher, but I didn't finish the last five questions due to time restraints on the math portion....

@ColfaxMath

2 жыл бұрын

@@ryanwood74 great to hear

Helped a lot. Thank you sir!

@ColfaxMath

Ай бұрын

Good to hear

I'm brushing up for the local 28 exam.and I'm so nervous thanks this helped alot

@ColfaxMath

2 жыл бұрын

Very glad to hear it. Good luck

Awesome, gonna help a ton on my test

@ColfaxMath

2 жыл бұрын

Great to hear

Beautiful truly appreciate this! Gotta get that TIME Table

@ColfaxMath

Жыл бұрын

Great to hear

Thanks for this I’m taking my math test on November 6 for my local union

@ColfaxMath

2 жыл бұрын

Good luck

Thank you this helped refresh my brain for my apprenticeship for hvac! Test is tomorrow I'll edit and let everyone know how I did! 😀

@ColfaxMath

3 ай бұрын

Good luck

@anthonygg9412

3 ай бұрын

How you do?

Beautiful explanation mate🍻

@ColfaxMath

2 жыл бұрын

Glad it helped

Thank you so much ! I take my test for Local 68 August 10th 🙌🏾

@ColfaxMath

2 жыл бұрын

Good luck

@strangerthingzzz6134

2 жыл бұрын

Would it be the same test for local 104?

@Kelaboo93

Жыл бұрын

Hey did you pass??

I just finished taking the IBEW pre apprenticeship test in Minneapolis Minnesota. They switched to a new test which is the GAN Aptitude Test. There was a lot of fraction problems, mixed numbers, finding pattens in a series of numbers, and my least favorite a whole section on paper folding where holes end up after a piece of paper is folded and holes punched. Thanks for the review on fractions and math skills, the refresher helped a lot.

@bril6157

Жыл бұрын

about how much algebra was on the test? taking the 110 test tomorrow.

@bethmilbrandt1859

Жыл бұрын

@@bril6157 not as much as I thought. No factoring, no slope line intercept, mostly fractions.

@ColfaxMath

Жыл бұрын

Good to hear, thank you for the update

Holy mackerel! I have a lot to relearn. 😂Thanks for your channel!!

@ColfaxMath

Жыл бұрын

Keep studying, it will come back

I'm needing to study because I'm going for IBEW local 22. Thank you for making this video

@ColfaxMath

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you

@red5257

Жыл бұрын

How did you do

Thank you ❤️

@ColfaxMath

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching and commenting

Question on the plywood problem at approximately the 24:43 mark; are we to assume that only full sheets can be used, because if you can cover a 24’x32’ area with 24 sheets, you would be left with a 1’x32’ gap, which could be filled with a 25th sheet ripped down to 4x equal 1’x8’ pieces(if we ignore saw kerf) requiring only 25 sheets?

@ColfaxMath

2 жыл бұрын

A sheet is 4' x 8'. Both 24 and 32 are divisible by 4 and 8, so you can lay it out either way. Both ways end up with whole sheets.

@michaelhuebel9231

2 жыл бұрын

@@ColfaxMath yes but the area the question ask you to cover is 25’x32’. So in the video, to cover that additional foot you added 4 more sheets and noted to discard the extra 3’x8’ as scrap. I am wondering, on an aptitude test such as this is that the correct way to interpret this problem or is it more correct to think of it in real word applications where I would only take one additional sheet (the 25th) and divide it up into fill the remaining area making the answer 25 not 28?

@ColfaxMath

2 жыл бұрын

@@michaelhuebel9231 sorry about that last response, I didn't remember it was 25'. Twenty five sheets makes sense, with three rips, not sure if you can add that sentence on the test.

@michaelhuebel9231

2 жыл бұрын

@@ColfaxMath no worries, I recognize this video is 9 months old. I am studying for the IBEW aptitude test I am scheduled to take Nov 8th; I graduated high school in 2000 and had AP calculus that year so algebra was a while ago. I have found your videos helpful refreshers. I am just trying to figure out if a similar question to this showed up on the 8th how best to interpret the question and determine the solution for the best result on my test.

@lottoman562

2 жыл бұрын

i got 25 also by getting the area of 25x32 = 800 then dividing the area of 8x4 = 32 ---> 800/32 = 25

Hi. Is this the one I would take before getting into the local 5 yr apprenticeship (IBEW RI)? My test is this Thursday 🎉

@ColfaxMath

Жыл бұрын

You should check in with your local, they are there for you.

thank you for this, where can i find the answers to the practice test so i can check my work?

@ColfaxMath

Жыл бұрын

Thank you

@LoonEamp

Жыл бұрын

@@ColfaxMath can I find the answers to the practice test anywhere so I can check my work?

thank you very much ,will I take the test online? and can I use the calculator if I go to a place to get the test? thank you again

@ColfaxMath

2 жыл бұрын

Not sure, some places it's online

@azoozaliraqi_288

2 жыл бұрын

@@ColfaxMath ok cool, can we use the calculator ?

@ColfaxMath

2 жыл бұрын

I don't think so

Is there an updated link? Can’t access one in description.

@ColfaxMath

2 жыл бұрын

www.kmltf.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/pre_apprentice_math_study_guide_01.pdf

The exam is very similar to the actual entrance exam

@ColfaxMath

Жыл бұрын

Good to know, thank you

@race1924

Жыл бұрын

Is there anything extra on the test??

I take my local 18 test next week and let me tell you.. you brought my marbles back to life 🤣

@ColfaxMath

Жыл бұрын

Great to hear. good luck

@mikes4989

Жыл бұрын

local 18 in los angeles?

@red5257

Жыл бұрын

How did you do

I don't get it. 32 * 25 is 800 square feet. A piece of plywood is 4 * 8 equals 32 sq ft.. that's 25 pieces of plywood.

@ColfaxMath

Ай бұрын

Yes

Does the test also vary by state/region, part of me feels like that no matter what, although I can be absolutely wrong lol

@ColfaxMath

6 ай бұрын

Yes, plenty of variation between states and unions. Absolutely you should check in with whoever is giving the exam and what preparation materials they have.

@jbanks1525

6 ай бұрын

@@ColfaxMath what do you mean? I know when I took it the first time, which I shouldn’t have done, because I just had a brain injury couple months prior . I thought I could do it in the time everyone else had, but I didn’t realize how bad it was, and how much more easily I get frustrated and confused. But I know that you can’t write on the test, you have a sheet of paper they give you to show your work, and no calculator did you mean that? Or like will they tell me what to study for, because right now I’m just doing a group of it all. And half of the stuff I study for last time wasn’t even on there, a lot of it was graphs, which I didn’t study too much and I think that’s where I got messed up.

I'm takin a basic math test for local 104 vac next week would u say I would need to no more than the basic math?

@ColfaxMath

2 жыл бұрын

I'd check in with them and ask for a practice exam

@yoeltesfai9436

2 жыл бұрын

@@ColfaxMath they stated basic 8th grade algebra

@yoeltesfai9436

2 жыл бұрын

@@ColfaxMath I would assume that means the topics u covered as well as multiplying and diving decimals fractions?

@yoeltesfai9436

2 жыл бұрын

it s a pre apprentice math test 45 minutes

Could this also apply to plumbing aptitude test ?

@ColfaxMath

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, they all all pretty similar

I can’t get the link to work either, has anybody figured out a new link or how to get it to work? Thanks in advance

@ColfaxMath

2 жыл бұрын

I'll work on it

@erwinsardentarodriguez3458

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you !

This is nice but I don’t like how you skipped some big problems for example the fiftheen sixteenth shade in, kinda remind me of teachers only doing little problems then giving you tougher ones ya know 🙁 nice review though 💯

@ColfaxMath

2 жыл бұрын

OK, I'll try and be more thorough in future videos

Taking plumbing test this Thursday

@ColfaxMath

3 ай бұрын

Good luck

@sweetmaydaniels5331

Ай бұрын

How did it go? Just applied to the union today what was on ur test

@anthonygg9412

Ай бұрын

@@sweetmaydaniels5331 I passed. It was pretty easy. I even did the interview. Now I’m waiting what they say back

The link for the study guide isnt working for me

@ColfaxMath

2 жыл бұрын

Sorry to hear that, I checked the link and I think you might have to have a Gmail account

@maryenations188

2 жыл бұрын

@@ColfaxMath not working for me either

Would you shade in 15 circles for 15/16 please I’m confused on that one someone please answer me I got a plumbers aptitude test soon please help

@PIuggo

2 жыл бұрын

Hope he sees this comment

@ColfaxMath

2 жыл бұрын

Yes I see this comment

@ColfaxMath

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, you would shade 15 of the slices. There are a total of 16 slices and you want 15 of the 16 slices, so you shade in 15 of them. Hope that helps

@PIuggo

Жыл бұрын

@@ColfaxMath I’m now seeing this thanks a lot bro I ain’t do this typa math in a couple months lol

@ColfaxMath

Жыл бұрын

@@PIuggo glad to hear it

Local 525 test tomorrow hope I pass

@ColfaxMath

7 ай бұрын

Good luck 🤞

👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

@ColfaxMath

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you

where are answers so i can check my work? thanks

@ColfaxMath

9 ай бұрын

Only in the video

Did anyone get 33.3333 sq ft for the glass question

Yea this ain’t for me big bro

@ColfaxMath

9 ай бұрын

Sorry to hear that

perfectly explained, I'm practicing for a aptitude test for local 103 ibew, do you have an email you can share with me? i would like to ask you a few more questions, thank you

@ColfaxMath

Жыл бұрын

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