Electrical apprentice math aptitude review
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Help with the math on the electrical math aptitude test
Just wanted to leave a comment saying thank you for doing this. Passed my aptitude test and did an interview with the board a couple weeks later. And a couple weeks after that they accepted me for the apprenticeship and my orientation starts in a few days. To those on here who haven’t taken the test: don’t worry about it. Study the first 5 questions on here and look up more practice problems like those. The reading comprehension part is about as easy as it gets (unless you have dyslexia which you need to tell the JATC about beforehand so that they can accommodate) and it’s score can balance out your math score if it’s on the low side
Are you in California?
@@rxgo9542 i need to know this too i want to apply for local 340
@@youngjwoods3088 yea I applied for the local 11 and now I’m just waiting for my test date
@@bobbydyne if you can remember, how many times did you get the math problem or what math problem was repetitive over again? And was there any mechanical questions ?
@@JRE.Prod_
No mechanical questions on my test. I’m not 100% sure about what you’re asking about on the math part of your question. If it’s how often I saw those problems, I’d say it was pretty even. Just practice more difficult versions of questions 1-5
Hey Dawn,
I didn’t watch your video before taking my test and scored 7 out of 9 on my aptitude test. Your beginning problems were all on my math exam. Approximately, the first 15 minutes of your video. Great video and I wish I had watched it and learned from your channel. I honestly would have scored a 8 or perfect 9 with your info. Pay attention people! She’s literally doing what you’ll see on you aptitude test.
Thanks so much for the positive feedback
@Hayden Aden did you pass?
You serious? That's so awesome
Is this material going to be on the test regardless of where you live? I’m in Virginia
@@noob2649math is math whichever planet you belong to.
I just got here and am about to watch your video! I really hope you really dumbed things down a lot, because I'm kind of an idiot and anything involving numbers was always my weakness in school. But even if not, I just wanted to thank you for putting such a helpful resource online and taking time out of your surely busy life to help other people do better in theirs!
Thank you for this tutorial. I’m stressing out about taking the aptitude test. I took algebra back in 1989 & 1990 and remember nil. I am not backing out on applying to the IBEW. Thanks a million for helping us.
Thank you so much for uploading this. I'm thinking about becoming an electrician myself and this really helped.
Good luck to you
Its very touching that you took the time to make this video, thank you! Taking my test tomorrow morning
let me know if you passed. im taking mine this saturday
Hey did you pass?
Did you passed?
Did you passed?
did you pass
Thanks for the lesson Dawn. You are saving people a lot of money by going through the IBEW math aptitude test. Not naming any names but there are some for profit practice test providers, that are probably making a killing from would be electrical apprentices .Just trying to pass math portion of the IBEW aptitude test. I haven't done algebra in right around 11 years and you make it feel like riding a bike. Thanks for your help.
I second this!
I just passed my Aptitude test and I can confirm just about all my Questions were related to the first 15 mins of this Video. Thanks a bunch for helping us out Dawn.
Were the questions much harder than the practice questions covered on the first 5 questions on this video? I understand they are the same concept, but I was wondering if the actual questions are longer.
@@James_dtfllc yes they are a little harder
Hello, thanks for sharing your experience. If you don’t mind me asking, what state was it in?
This is amazing thank you for the review! Defiantly a life saver
Thanks
I didn't have trouble with math in school I found it easy but remembering it was another matter entirely I could pick things fast but I'd forget them a week later if I didn't do it at least a few times a day. This helped refresh my memory and eased my nervousness for my test tomorrow. Thank you!
You’re welcome. I hope it helps. Let us know after the exam.
couldn’t have said it better myself, I’m right with you on that
Absolute Legend! Thank you so much for making this video!
I took the test for Local 701 today. The math portion wasn’t terrible, but I would study number patterns, the problems 1-5 in this video, square roots with variables, and graphing. Don’t use the Electrical Prep course that they recommended, I felt underprepared. I’d also study pre algebra, Algebra Basics, and Algebra 1 on Khan Academy. The reading and comprehension portion was pretty easy.
Was there geometry questions? Like having to use sin, cos, and tan?
@@El650Jefe I don’t remember. If you do the algebra chapters on khan academy then you will be fine.
@@disasterdaddy6471 right on. Preciate it.
About to take my test in a month very excited and nervous. Thank you for the video!
how did it go
This video is soooo helpful , thank you so much for showing this
Applying to the IBEW next week! Thanks again for the video!
You're welcome. Good luck!
Thank you so much for making this video. Simple and easy to understand.
Thank you.
Thank you for doing this and helping people like me. GOD bless you
I hope that it helped
Studying for my apprenticeship test! Thank you for the information!
Best of luck!
So glad I came across your channel very transparent. Helped kick the dust off the shelf my memory is stored. Test on the 29th!
I have mine on the 21st. I’m excited but also slightly nervous.
@@plmpmerkz423 Good luck to you brother! Let’s both pass it.
@@steve-o5974test coming up soon. Did this video help out a lot ? How relatable was it to the actual test on a scale from 1-10?
Thank you Dawn Big help Great Job
Your communication skills are excellent. I never got loss as you broke down and explained each problem.
Nice review, I’m starting my path to become an electrician but I’m struggling on classes that have no use in this field. It’s good to know my math is still pretty on par for this.
What classes bro? Also can you share what you are using to study? I know there will be a month, reading, and mechincal section in the aptitude test. So I got some algebra books, made an account with khan academy and started doing their algebra course, and got sat books to keep practicing the math and the reading comprehension
Been over 13 years since I was in high school so this video definitely helped me get back into shape. Thanks for this video and I hope I do well tomorrow !✝️
Thank for this tutoring video! I’m starting to refresh my memory. Just applied for the union , so the aptitude test is next. Thank you for simplifying.😌☕️
How'd it go?
@@davidwhite206 silence is...
This was really helpful, thank you !
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you so much for this video I just took my test today and I honestly feel confident that I did good on it now I just have to wait
I’m taking my test next Friday, were all the problems in this video accurate?
@@jamileo2590 yes the first 5 are spot on I passed my test 8/9
1-5 are like the only questions I had on the test, took mine today! I passed. Thanks for this lesson.
But isnt there like 30 something questions
Are those other problems on the test after the first 5??
Great
each state/ union may be different
Thank you so much this was very helpful
That’s good, this is a great video by myself. Personally, I haven’t done math like this in 15/20 years, it’s nice but I have to watch these videos so many times for me to follow your work, maybe I was just taught a different way or something lol but anyways great review and I appreciate it
Watched this a bunch before my test and was told today I passed! Thank you for this video
I'm about to apply soon and set up my test for August. Not worried about the reading portion, but the Math scares the shit out of me. Looks like I'll be studying this video as well.
Thanks for the refresher
You’re welcome
Thank you so much for this video , I'm really grateful for that. taking my text this morning
How did you do?
thank you Dawn for caringand taking the time to show us.
I'm so careless that i only started studying 6 days before the test.
i'm lost still lol😢
Good luck
@@Haughtmathclass
Thank you 👍
@@hakol1156 howd it go
@@tonyhollis3385 unfortunately i couldnt go because I couldn't study as I waited to the end and started studying !!😫
Not cool man, hopefully next time you prepare ahead of time, for anything in life that is. Let’s all become winners
Thank you so much❤️
Took my test on Wednesday, got my results back immediately from the instructor. I passed!!! Thank you very much. Questions 1-5 explain everything very well but there’s some that are a little more complex.
I take mine in a week is there anything I should look out for?
@@Tr3yBangTV I take mine on the 21st I’m excited and a little nervous.
@@Tr3yBangTV id just try to do as many problems at possible. I was a little surprised on how many different examples they had solving for Y. I’d also freshen up on your graphs! Had my interview today for the local 1249 out of Syracuse, NY. Went very well!
@@malikwinford987 Hey bud, I’m also near Syracuse and I was looking to get into Local 43. Is there any reason you went with Local 1249 instead?
@@streetmonkey718 I have a couple friends in the 1249, they love it
I passed! Thank you for helping me have a better understanding of analyzing functions!
Great job!
Super helpful.
I have been using Khan academy and IPrep to refresh my memory on Algebra. if the commenters are mentioning the first 5 questions are on the Aptitude test just formatted a bit more complex then I can assure I will pass this test! Thank you so much for explaining so clearly!
Glad I could help. How did it go?
Hey guys I passed my aptitude test thank you Dawn for your help!
Congrats!
Congrats. Was there any word problems that you had to figure the equation?
Hey Alex! I do not recall there be any word problems. It was all multiple choice as well.
@@joepargee5820 Good. Was the reading difficult? Lengthy passages?? Were the answers blatantly in the text?
@@joepargee5820 what's this video pretty accurate on how the test is going to be
Take my test in a month my nerves hope these videos help on top of the studying
good video learned alot of new things there was a few things u skipped over i wanted to learn but learned a couple new things thx
I took the IBEW aptitude test a few days ago in southern California. The math section ONLY consisted of the kind of problems in numbers 1 - 5 in this video and they were more difficult. NONE of the other problems after number 5 in this video were on the test that I took.
Thanks for the info
How hard was the patterns/sequences? I’m nervous it’s gonna be insanely hard
@@Alex-jo2oi From what I have hear it is similar to what you see in the beginning of the video
@@Haughtmathclass do you have this study guide with harder questions? I take my test Wednesday. I’ve been using iPrep and have been averaging 80-85%
@@Alex-jo2oi I only have the study guide seen in the video. There is a link to it in the description
Thank you.
Awesome video
Excellent video and thank you for posting. I just took the test for IBEW and passed. The percentage question @23:00 can be solved a bit easier if you remember the equation rate x base = part, or r x b = p. The key is in knowing to move your decimal to the left in the case of a whole number percentage.
This problem is pretty straightforward. You have a rate(r) of 130% and base(b) of 75. You are solving for the part(p). When you have a whole number percentage, in this case 130.00%, move your decimal two places to the left, as 130% is 1.3 times 75. So the equation becomes 1.3 x 75 = 97.5. Just my 2%, or .02 cents lol. Hope this helps...
What was the test like was it similar to this or harder math?
@@Lazcano9 this video is accurate to what you'll actually see on the test. Don't let the sample test they give trick you into thinking it's an easy test though. I passed it, but I could have done a lot better had I been a bit more prepared.
@@project0077 I'm taking my test on the 12 six days from now I been studying but still nervous not sure if I'm studying the right stuff what type of math did u see
@@Lazcano9 If you can solve the problems presented in this video, you'll do fine, no need to worry my friend. For me, the graphs on the test were a bit tricky, but that's just me. I've taken college algebra, trigonometry, and calculus, but I haven't had to use it in so long, I've gotten rusty lol
Thank you dawn! I just took my test today and can assure you the first 15 minutes are all on the test. similar questions to those and khan academy will get you well prepared for the math portion
What areas and courses on khan will help? Appreciate if you get back to me🙏
@@mt.hoodangler8733 algebra 2
Just practice the questions she went over and similar ones. Just take the whole algebra 2 course if you can
@@dte9984 ok thank you so much, just trying to see what type of questions theses exactly are.
I have my test in exactly 24 days! I am reviewing your video and will continue to do so until test day. Thank you in advance if I pass this test! Wish me luck everyone 👍🏾
How did it go?
@@Haughtmathclass I passed! Thank you so much this video was helpful! 🙏🏾
Great review, thanks for sharing.
Thanks
Hello, I’m heading down to the Electrician’s Union tomorrow.. I’m from Hawaii but I’m just really nervous for the amplitude test as I am not very good in math. Being an electrician has always sparked my interest though
"Sparked" Your interest? that was cute....Best Wishes!
Here since I’ve been selected for my test!!!
Took the test today 05/02/23 and it had 3 easy algebra problems (similar to first question in this video). And the rest was adding/subtracting/dividing/multiplying whole numbers, decimals and fractions. One square root question, around 5 unit conversions. No graphing at all. My test wasn't multiple choice and it wasn't timed. I only studied questions similar to first 15 minutes of this video but id recommend studying everything in the video. We also didn't have a reading part of the test. I guess every local is different.
What local was this?
654 here in PA
Oof… I was relying on multiple choice
@@user-dt3mh9ud7u I tested for local 98 in philly a few months ago and it was all multiple choice. Similar questions to the first 15 mins but harder.
did you get to use a calculator?
@34:10 .... Once that volume is determined, you can rule out the two wrong answers by simply 'rounding' the volume and the gallon per volume. First simply round up to 10 and 7.5 gal (which would give 75 gallons), then round down to 9 and 7 (which would give 63 gallons). You can simply compare these estimates with the answers to see that the first two answers are ruled-out, because both or your estimates of 75 and 63 are above 59 and 37 (making them impossible to be correct)..... The important thing is that you avoided the long multiplication step, with two very simple multiplication estimates (10 x 7.5, and 9 x 7). This can't always be done , but here it can be. In these aptitude tests, if you can't use a calculator, strategy can become important.
Dawn,
I noticed you labeled the questions on the timeline, but is there a more in depth on what we’re solving, polynomials, equivalent fractions, so I may pick courses from khan academy to practice.
Thank you!
Take my test July 23 in pa, been watching this video constantly
Good luck to you
Did you passed?
@@TheParanoidReviewer yup
Wow!
Can you share a link where we can find this test? Thank you for posting the video.
Hey Dawn,
Great content. My test only had these problems that start at 10:53 They were like that but much harder and needed to be done quick. What are they called? I wish to look them up and study them. Thank you.
I would look up linear equations in a table. I hope this isn't too late.
I take my ibew test this Saturday. Hopefully all goes well. I'm nervous that's for sure. Hoping watching this video helps me out.
how did it go?
@@saulsoto4509 no good. Thought I did good but guess not good enough. Oh well.
@@eze876 that sucks, what local did you apply at?
@@saulsoto4509 local 180
@@eze876 yikes did they show you what you messed uo on and dont give up.
thank you! i have my aptitude test in 2 days
Good luck
Hey man, i would greatly appreciate it if you can tell me if its anything similar to these practice questions! Im shitting myself over here lol
@@only.sometimes7890 I passed now just waiting on my interview date, sorry i’m just now seeing this but yes it’s a lot of problems on plugging in what they give you, only like 5 questions on graphing and a few worded questions you just have to plug in yourself to get the answer, biggest tip i can give is to pace yourself there’s not much time on the test
Did you pass
Hi Dawn...is there a book you recommend that would have these math questions?
Thanks
any algebra and basic math skills book would be good review
I am totally lost with question #5 ie what is y=mx+B -How did You derive this?so confused,sorry
Ok... so i need to get a hold of my elementary kids math book and start there. Thanks for pointing me in the right direction lol
Wouldn’t hurt! Know your basics
Is there a second part I need a bit more help and thanks
Do you know how the EEI exam is scored? I’ve seen the scores for tests but have no idea how they score them, any ideas?
Is the test the same for every state ? I have a test coming up in 2 weeks ! I’m nervous:(
I saw from AIT site that they will provide a calculator is that true?
Hey dawn, I’m really having trouble with problems like #4. Is there anyway u could help me out somehow? Been stressing over these type of problems with my test coming up. Thank u
(Assuming you know how to solve formulas) Basically look at the answers and plug in a number thats true to what answer “A” is saying, then plug in a number that’s true to what “B” is saying, then plug in a number thats true to what “C” is saying, and for what “D” is saying…then see which one is true to what the question is asking
Been watching this video since Sunday I take my test today at 1 hopefully I pass this has been very helpful
How did it go
I take my test on the 17th... Pretty familiar with this material but its exactly what I needed for a quick refresh... One question for Dawn and others..... My booklet states 33 questions in Math, Is that a common number of questions per say? Thanks for any info
Unfortunately, I never took the test. Just made this to help out a friend.
@@Haughtmathclass😂I respect that
@24:25 .... Look at #12 (skipped): the answer appears to be 40.625, or 40 and 5/8, which is not one of the answers listed. Is this right?
I took the test a few weeks ago and it was super hard
What kind of stuff was on it that I could add?
How many questions is the test normally?
number 5 confused me because it said the constant = 5 when the answer i got was y=x-5 shouldnt it be -5 instead of 5 or are constants always positive its been a while since i was in math class
Not all heros wear capes
I am praying so much and watching your video trying to learn and hope I pass I have my test on the 25 😅
All the best (How did it go?)
Thank you for that video. I go in this Monday to take my test. I am a little confused on the last question on how you got 3.14 Thank you for that video. I go in this Monday to take my test. I am a little confused on the last question on how you got 3.14 on the equation
3.14 is always used for pi and is part of many circle equations
Problem number 2 confused the hell out of me. Not sure how you came up with the "3x" there, nor can I understand why there's a + symbol before it instead of a "minus" symbol that it had before. In short, how could (x² - 2x+5x-10) be combined to create (x² + 3x -10)?
What type of formulas should I search for in order to see more examples of how this problem gets solved? Thank you for this video!
You did well up until that point but the equation is 3(x+5)(x-2). You did the parenthesis part but forgot to multiply by 3.
Just find a video explaining the distributive property
Distributive property using FOIL Method will help you, I was confused at first also with these type problems, but now it’s easy
And the use of “directed numbers” will tell you which sign to put in front of numbers when dealing with positive and negative numbers
Lol the people disliking this video 😂 thanks for taking time out of your day to make this 💪🏽🌎☮️
I took initiative to solve #12 (3 1/4 * 12 1/2) from the 26:20 minute mark. The answer is 40 5/8 and this guide doesn't have an answer for it. I even looked the answer up after doing it on scratch paper and it's correct. Is this guide wrong or am I missing a step? The answer is definitely 40 5/8.
Quick question.. why isn't number 2 B instead of A? If you divide the answer by 3 you get option B as the answer?
exactly what i was thinking
I take my test on this week on Thursday for Southern California is there any advice anyone would give
Please I really need to pass
Could You please give a simplified explanation on #5 when You have a chance?
Yes please bc that explained nothing
So I took Local 11 LA and 440 OC here in SoCal. This video DOES NOT apply for Local 11. Look up mechanical reasoning and arithmetic solutions on Google with word problems. For 440, THIS is what’s going to be on the test but if you can afford it, iPrep has basically a 1:1 tests of what they have in the actual test. Technically iPrep was harder but prepared me for the aptitude test
Taking my aptitude this morning I hope I pass I been watching this video to help me study wish me luck !
How did you do?
my test is in a couple hours this was a nice little review b4 my test! thanks!
I’m taking mine Wednesday, how accurate was this video?
Did ya pass? I am taking mine soon
@@Alex-jo2oi yea i sure did! it helped a lot that the day before my exam i took thr day off of work to do review work on iprep.com. i just kept taking and retaking exams until i score above 90%
@@oscarorozco1137 congrats brother. I was looking at that site.. thanks for vouching. Gonna pass it too!
dnt think about it just go for it! keep in mind to skip anything that at first glance looks hard and leave those to the very end. believe me it makes a huge difference
I don’t get questions like 4 at all. Even when I work them out the multiple choice answers confuse the hell out of me. I bought iprep and the times simulator tests have so many of this questions on there and I get them wrong just about everytime I really don’t understand them and they are more confusing than anything else in algebra 1 for me. I hope those aren’t on the test cause I’m completely lost everytime I see one
you take the answers you are given and plug into the question by adding one or taking one away. then solve. if the answer you got when solving matches the answer then it is correct.
Question 4: If you plug in "10" for "b", you get a positive number. So wouldnt answer "D" also be correct? Am i wrong or is this a bad question?
Yes 10 works, but for D to be true it should work for ALL nubers. Try 5. It doesn't work. That is why we don't pick it.
@@Haughtmathclass True only A
When you explain #5 you begin writing y=mx+b. Can you please explain where you are getting the m & b from?
Y=Mx+b is the slope intercept form of any linear equation. The m is the coefficient on x and represents the slope. M=rise/run. B represents the y-intercept (when graphed the value where the line hits the y-axis)
Almost 2 months after the test. I did pass the test not sure how. Math was pretty tough but I guess I got enough right! Thanks for the algebra problem examples.
@@laizita84 out of the 1st five questions here: which one was the most prevalent throughout the whole test? I take mines in a week, and I'm quite nervous.
This is a great video however just practice from 1-5 problems, those are the only kind that appear on the test, they are much complex than these but after all it’s the same idea.
Were there any cosine ones? Or any like that?
@@kevindias3191I wouldn't think so since sin, cos, tan, are Geometry math problems not Algebra.
thank you so much for this seriously!! I'm learning a lot and the tips and tricks from getting from point a to point b are very useful BUT why are you making so much noise?? lol
I just made this sitting in my living room for a friend of mine. Sorry that the audio is so crappy. I believe my dog was wandering around at the time. lol
question #5… where tf dis you get the letters . mx +b ….. where tf did you get those from and why did you choose those letters man wtf
@ 3:00 you said you needed to multiply 5+6x2 but all you did was add 5+6 and got the answer?
You are correct. I misspoke. do 5 +3*2=5+6=11
Yeah it confused me as well.
thankyouuu🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
Welcome 😊
Just took my test I would say understand basic algebra but also a lot of my questions were word problems that you make into a mathematical equation. So understand how to do that. And study the mechanical section a little. This is for Los Angeles local 11. Haven't got test scores but believe I did relatively well.
You pass? And what mathematical equations did you see most?
@@yfnik9025 yes passed and just did my interview. It was the same problems you see here except in Word format and no sequences thank God.
How was the Interview?
@@alfredoflores4235 Went very well dress up to impress and took them my resume and two recommendation letters talked about my experience and things that will qualify me. Still waiting on score. Example question "What are 3 adjectives that coworkers would use to describe you."
Hi, I take my test in a couple days and I'm just wondering what does the mechanical part mostly consist of? The study guide is pretty lengthy and so I kind of want to focus on what's more important. thanks!
Hi, do you have a link for that so i can print it out?
Email me at dawn.haught@tctchome.com and I can email you a pdf
@@Haughtmathclass this would be helpful for a lot of people
@@Haughtmathclass HiI am from local 716 could u also please send me a pdf copy of this so I can print also.
I'm having a test this Friday at California Steel Industries, involving electrical, arithmetic, troubleshooting, and reading comprehension. Wish me good luck and pray for me ma dudes
Good luck to you! Take a deep breath, take your time. You got this!
@@Haughtmathclass great news I went in today to take the test and I pased all four of them! I'm ready to go
@@Haughtmathclass thanks for the tips it was great help!
@@sau7710 Congrats! That's wonderful
how did that go???
Ms. Dawn, If I pass the upcoming aptitude test next Wednesday (5/18/22), I’m gonna tell you that I love you, so be prepared for some virtual love and a hug
did u pass?
@@luiscampos9144 I’m still waiting for that information, but I feel super confident that I did, those first 5 questions on this video will put you in the game for sure 💯
@@RashadTyrique i’m stressing because i have my test tomorrow lol
@@luiscampos9144 you got it bro, you have enough time to work out each question but gotta be quick. And if you cant get it right away skip it and come back to it later. Reading comprehension is a little more challenging than expected but its still doable
I love you Ms. Dawn ❤️🫂 I passed that test with ease. You are the sole reason why I began to understand those questions. Much love and respect 🫡
❤
So I got the test in 10 days is this most the common questions on the test I’m only 17 so I’m just nervous about the whole thing
I would say this is a good chunk of what you need. In the description I have a blank copy of you want to practice.
Question 5 threw me bc you said if we consider 0 and take y=mx+b, like why would you randomly think of that formula. Do not see the connection