IBEW Electrical Apprenticeship Math Aptitude Test Prep - Top 12 Skills You Need to Pass
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- Опубліковано 17 лип 2024
- If you are applying for an apprenticeship through IBEW then you need to pass the aptitude test. Typically students find the math test the most difficult. This video will give you practice and worked examples showing you how to do the most important parts of the test making your preparation much easier
0:00 Start
0:14 1. How to Find Number Patterns
5:12 2. Finding a Percentage of a Number
7:59 3. Compound Interest Tricks
11:25 4. Converting a Percentage to a Fraction
13:31 5. Multiplying Fractions
15:03 6. Dividing Fractions
16:33 7. Adding and Subtracting Fractions
21:59 8. Evaluating an Expression
24:40 9. Multiplying Out Brackets (FOIL Method)
30:11 10. Solve Linear Equations
32:58 11. Factoring a Quadratic
37:14 12. Solve a Quadratic Equation (Quadratic Formula)
Everyone on here is trying to pass the exam, keep trying you won't know what you could've done without trying in life this is a major turning point in life and the world is here for us to succeed all we need to do is try. Keep your head up and never say never
Thanks bro (:
Thank you 🙏🏽
inspire the youth
just what I needed right now. Appreciated this
🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽💯🙌🏽
Thank you so much! With the help of your video I got a 6 on the test, got a 90.5 on the interview and was officially accepted a couple weeks ago!
This actually calms my nerves for my test tomorrow. I believed that they would be very strict and only accept people with the highest aptitude test scores. Thanks for the vote of confidence!
Congrats, did you get a 90.5 out of 100 in the interview? And if so any tips for the interview part?
@@raindrxpz2473 just know it goes by very fast. There will be like 4-6 people, board members from the hall I believe. They will all ask you a specific question and they are all related to work experience. Like “tell us about a time you or a coworker was faced with a dangerous situation and how you overcame it” Don’t lie, they prefer honesty and they interview enough people to tell when someone’s lying. Instead say “I haven’t experienced this but if I had I would do this” etc. Good luck!
@@raindrxpz2473 I passed my test yesterday and my interview is in 2 weeks.
@@PushingBones hope you get excepted did you use a website or what did you use to study the math questions?
Only man who has ever successfully taught me the quadratic formula, is you good sir
jesus christ a simpler better way is jut to pretend the percent sign doesnt exist then move the decimal over to the left after you multiply the two by 2 places over if its 10 percent, 1 place over if its 1 percent, 3 places if 100 and so on very simple i just learned it.
Same bro
I watched this once a day 5 days before my test and practiced them. I just passed my test yesterday and wanna thank you! I probably wouldn’t have passed cause I struggle with algebra 🎉
What did you use to practice them
I have to take the test in a month, I gotta crunch as well.
how'd it go, what kind of questions were on the test?@@b-ranthatway8066
What helped you remember the steps I have a hard time remembering the steps I’m bad at math but really wanna pass this test
Test in a week
If you were genuinely good at math in school then this video was a great refresher and made the test easy af. I got a 8/9 and i only watched this video twice and did an hour worth of random practice problems online
My advice for the reading section would be to mark down all the questions you were uncertain of and come back at the end because I changed 3-4 of my answers at the end and i think thats what put me over into an 8/9.
@@Skadiddgood luck sir
What website did you use for practice questions?
@@crispybacon829 i just googled ibew practice test and did all the free stuff I found
I also skipped all the quadratic formula questions on the math section and went back to do them later. They take too long and im not super fast at math so i ended up guessing on 3 or 4 of them
This has been super helpful. I was struggling with some of the math thanks to my past self shrugging off the math in middle school. You have been a huge help tyvm.
I just took this test last week and Aced it due to this video. Thanks for the great refresher.
The best refresher course Ive found online, thanks for putting in the time and effort to help out others!
back a month later to refresh and heres another comment to increase engagement on the video
does a great job breaking down and explaining things in an understandable way
Dude idk who you are but you literally saving my life right now thank you so much
just went to take my test and passed, this is my second attempt tho but i didn’t find this video till after i took it the first time. i went from absolutely minimal to no algebra 1 knowledge to somewhat knowledgeable on algebra and passed the test easy to be completely honest they use the same maybe 5-7 questions on one major part of algebra there is probably 3 things u have to learn down packed and the rest is fine i guessed on maybe 6 of my questions and did fine. good luck to whoever is taking the test remember its not impossible no matter how bad u are at math just do your best! ik i suck at explaining things through text so if any of u have a question please reply and i’ll respond as soon as i can id hate for others to struggle like i did.
Hello I plan on taking my test soon, however I want to be prepared. I've found other study guides/videos online and found this one has helped me the most. If you had any recommendation on what else to study, for example. Multiplying decimal numbers, would you suggest it?
@@juliansvaricek1334 me personally based off the test itself and the math proportion they had about 6 find the pattern in the numbers questions, 6-7 questions where u plug in the numbers they give u for 2 variables and u find the 3rd one, and around the same amount for stuff with fractions, the first time i took it it all seemed like a lot but really if u study the basics of algebra and know how to deal with fractions (which wasn’t really a big part of the math part anyway) then its really not all that bad keep in mind i didn’t study at all the first time and didn’t decide to relearn all that algebra till i went to take it a second time, always learn the basics sooner than later
@@takentez2677 I've been studying off this guide and others, I also have a friend who took the aptitude test a while ago and she told me about this video. With all that being said about another month or so and I'll be ready. Thank you for taking the time to reply.
Local 48
Question how many graph problems where on there
@@kevinhebrard2594 when i went i had 0 real graph problems, the only problems i saw a graph on were like “which of the following matches the expression shown” and some of the options were graphs but other than that i didn’t have any graph problems at all. with that being said id still get a basic understanding of graphs all together just incase my test just didn’t have the same stuff as yours in general all the test are somewhat the same like everyone in the room i was in took the same test with with the same questions as each other but idk if it’s different for wherever you are at so dont be underprepared. i hope i helped u with this response please feel free to ask any other questions i’ll make sure to respond as soon as i can!
I look forward to watching more videos. Well done
Man, this was such a throwback. My teacher never properly explained the FOIL method (didn’t even have an acronym to help), and another match teacher never properly helped me understand fraction, so I was always working with a deficit. This video, however, explains things really well and it feels like the missing puzzle pieces FINALLY clicked in after _years_
Couldn't come at a better time, thank you so much
Happy to help!
Thank you so much! This video helped me pass, for sure. The difference between differences was truly the key for the pattern finding, too. Thanks!
Thank you so much! Everything that is covered in this video is on the test. (Except the compounding interest)It’s even in order. If you are taking the test, watch this video again and again until you can understand everything and do the problems quickly.
Most of this is Algebra 2. This is a really good refresher for someone who hasn’t did this since senior year. I’m pretty good at algebra and I’m taking my IBEW Plumbing Apprenticeship test on 2/15/2023. I will be taking a sheet with me to the test going over all the formulas and example equations to help me ace it. Wish best of luck to everyone and I advise everyone to bring a piece of paper just like me.
You can use a sheet with things explained on it?
@@raindrxpz2473 i don’t think so but ima slip it into my pocket 🤣🤣
i have mine on the 8th bruh. ive got a week to study all this goodluck to us brother🙏😂
@@iibeats5502 Hope you pass I got 2 weeks to study 😪😪 I don’t want to have to apply in 12 months again
@@iibeats5502 how did you get your hs transcript?
Just got a 7/9 on my test just wanted to say this was a huge help, also 12min prep has a free IBEW aptitude test prep that really helped me. If you’re seeing this and are gonna test be confident you got this !
I bought the 12 min prep course and I really feel like they over complicated a lot of stuff. I don’t know what to expect for this aptitude test I have in two days. I have been watching this video and refreshing my algebra. Wish me luck. lol
@@redscortgt93 number patterns is very important, so is solving linear equations. You will almost certainly have multiple questions of each of these on your test.
@@Big-E-TheBouncer I’m confident in all the topics he hit in this video. Time is my enemy lol
i really dont got this
@@amberporter6560 I just took the test last week and the math portion started with number patterns. There was probably 6-7 questions on number patterns. Some were pretty big numbers. There’s factoring. There’s a lot of identifying points on a graph, etc. I do think the score is combined with the reading portion to give an overall score. So do as good as you can on the math and be sure to Ace the reading portion. Also they told us if we failed it was only 3 months to retake so that’s not so bad. It’s better than 6 months.
For me, percentage of a number at 6:22 was easier if I take the percentage and turn it into a decimal, 27%= .27. Then multiply 76*.27
this is what i do if i have a calculator but i do the video method without one
Fantastic breakdown. Played on 1.25x speed and refreshed everything I needed.
It's a very helpful video. I recommend it to anyone. Thank you.
Just here to share..... I watched this video and others multiple times and this morning I took my aptitude test for NEAT. Happy to report I passed 5/9. This was very helpful. STUDY AS MUCH AS YOU CAN EVERYONE. THE TEST IS NOT DESIGNED TO BE SIMPLE.
Thank you mate I will take mine tomorrow morning and until than I still study
Did it have these type of problems on it?
Are you allowed to use Calculators?
was all of this in the test? how did you placed?
@@jonnywick4402 how did it go. I have mine on the 27th. havent been in a math class in 10 years
I have my test for steam fitter apprentice next month. Found this video at the perfect time thank you 👍🏽
I'm in my senior year in Highschool. In all four years of Highschool maths I have never been educated as well as this. Thank you sir.
Love how he says everything is very very simple lol😂 if that was the case I wouldn’t be here watching this video
That last one is definately a good refresher ❤🙏🏻
it works perfectly! Thanks buddy
good luck to you ALL!! OWN IT!! BELIEVE IT!!!! YOU WILL PASS THIS TEST. READING AND MATH SECTIONS!! WRITE IT DOWN AND SPEAK IT INTO EXISTENCE!!!!
Thank you for the refresher.....
Love the video and the help you provided for us. Thank you. If it's not to much to ask, maybe in future videos can you please choose different colors that stand out more from the background. The quadratic formula part hurt my eyes trying to make out the different parts of the equation. Lol
Noted and agreed. I was going for an electronics theme but the blue on blue for the quadratic formula was a particularly bad idea
There’s an easier way to find percentages you can turn the percent into a decimal and multiply by the other number. The compound interest trick is awesome though thanks for this video it’s very helpful.
Thankyou so much helps a lot!
Thank you for this refresher
Very helpful , it’s been a while
Brilliant video👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
I would like to present an alternative method for solving the percentage questions at 5:13.
Do you know what this sign means? >>> %
It literally means “of 100.” Or simply, 100.
Knowing this we can find the answer in three simple steps.
1. 12/100
I would like to present an Alternative to your Alternative!
Instead of a fraction, move the decimal point over two digits to the left. Meaning your 12% of 80 is actually 80 x .12
It’s a quicker way to get the answer.
@@luissAngel05this helped me understand way better, thank you!
My appreciation, good sir
my test at 11 tmr just watching this for a lil review i just graduated so most of this is still pretty easy hope i pass
613 local this was very helpful. Skills mostly needed are number patterns, plugin variables EX: x=6 so what is 2x+15=, finding unknown values with other related values, and reading a equation and choosing which graph represents the equation. I passed and already working not a week after I got my results.
Local 613 too. I just got the message that I take my test in a month but haven't done algebra since high school (I'm 25). From your experience on the test do you think a month is enough time to cram all this in or should I ask them to push it back? I don't wanna fail and have to wait 6 months
Gonna watch this everyday. Before I apply. I’ve ALWAYS sucked at math. But I wanna further my future and put the work in. PRAY FOR ME
PEMDAS is how I always learned it parentheses equals multiplication division addition subtraction.
@ 4:43 would it not be also acceptable to have the outcome be divide by 5 instead of multiply by .2?
Got a bachelor's in business 4 years ago and gave up my corporate job to try and join the union here. My test is tomorrow watched this video a few times and im so glad. I completely forgot the quadric formula. Wish me luck and thank you for the fresher!
This is very useful. Currently, im a journeyman drywall Finisher looking switch trades. I've always thought about joining IBEW, i think i want to fufill that dream now. My math skills beyond additions & subtraction is not very good. What advice could you give me on trying to join the electricians union? I'd appreciate any advice, thank you!
thanks you helped a lot
Just passed my exam today. Next step interview!! Thank you so much
How did it go brother
@@jcruzzz it went great !! Been on the job 2 months as a pre apprentice and starting school in august !!!
This video helped a lot ?
@@jamesmay5233sorry for the late response. But yes this and khan academy algebra 1 & 2
Congrats bro how would you say the math portion correlated with this video? Also what is the reading like? Thank you bro congratulations again.
Anywhere I can do practice problems like these? Without having to pay of course
Alright quick question here; I’ve been looking for example tests and questions to prepare me ( more refresh any knowledge that may have been lost in my 5 years post bachelors) and I kept getting trig, circle dimensions, and weird percentage from this time to this time problems. Is all I really need algebra and reading comprehension? And if so, are the necessary formulas provided during the test?
On my test it was all basic algebra and everything touched in the video above was in it. Also, no, they do not provide you with formulas or anything during the test. At least from my experience.
Great video
thought i should put this here but when you do bidmas or pemdas you need to remember that division and multiplication hold the same precedent. same goes for addition and subtraction. you have to solve your equation from left to right. so if you have 5x6 + 4/5 - 4 then you would multiply 5 and 6 then divide 4 by 5. then you would add the product and the quotient followed by the subtraction.
just like the song said!
Parenthesis, Exponents; Multiplication and Division from left-to-right; Addition and Subtraction from left-to-right!
@@CenPapi tf kinda school you go too??
@@joahpineapple3239 that's just how it was taught to us in Jr. High School
@@CenPapi never heard about no pemdas song
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I’m 44 yo and have been doing Natural gas measurement for a very big gas provider. I’m so wanting to get away from gas and get into electric!!
Thank you.
Explained everything better then electricprep
Has anybody ever seen a compound interest question on the IBEW aptitude test? I've never seen it mentioned anywhere but here.
Thank you so much
very nice video. Do you have any videos on how to decimals etc..?
Super helpful.
39:57 you should apply the negative (-) to the 4 in the quadratic formula. It' confuses the problem and adds an unnecessary step.
Yea I saw that and got very confused since he literally said it was a negative 4.
Cpl questions I didn’t get, plus I learned pemdas in school, that wrong then or does Bidmas only apply when doing fractions? I’m confused
Perfect time for this thank you
Thank you
You're welcome
9:58 Order of operations is wrong. PEMDAS (BIDMAS) dictates that exponents come before multiplication. So the 1.02 would need to be squared first before multiplying by 100.
For simplifying fractions, another method is to divide across top and bottom. So for the second multiplying question, you can divide the 3 and 6 by 3 to get 1 and 2. Then multiply across to get 1/16.
Now for when explaining BIDMAS, it should be noted that D and M are what comes first, as is A and S. So in 5x6/2, you do 5x6 first even though D is listed first.
Other than those little sticklers, thank you for making the video.
I tried multiplying the square first but I got different a answer for the second problem
You're correct. BUT even if you do 6/2 x 5 you still get the same answer.
Sequences / factoring polynomials / Pemdas equation (difficult ones) / linear/graphs . Study those topics
WHat about quadratic equations? are they on the test? and adding/ subtracting/ mult., div fractions?
@@tyd3407 not so much multiply/divid fractions but yea worth studying , in my area at least all the topics above and definitely quadratic equations. This video helps a lot along with other vids just study hard. Khan academy helps
YOU THE GOAT‼️
For (BIDMAS) don't division and multiplication go from left to right and addition and subtraction as well
Yes.
The local I tested for didn't have any questions from chapters 2, 3 and 4.
I got a lot of questions from chapters 1, 8, 9 (just a little more complicated) and 10. Some problems ended up with me solving fractions (adding and multiplying though) so brush up on that. I got several questions about analyzing functions and function information analysis as well.
Calculators aren't allowed on the test and you'll be given paper and pencils. Just thought I drop this info so that others know what else to brush up on.
Why isn't pemdad applied during the compund interest trick. During the equation you do multiplication before factoring the exponet
I love this video, but you gave the long way around of finding the percentage of a number. You can find the percentage way easier than that. i.e.,
15% of 22 can easily be found by solving it as 22 × .15
The decimal takes 15 from being a whole number to a percentage of the number 1, so instead of adding up all those different percentages you can just do one multiplication problem and go on to the next question. I hope this makes sense to everyone out there reading this. I am no Math guru, but I do understand this area of it thoroughly.
I'm sure you dont get a calculator... not sure as i am just starting to research becoming an electrical apprentice
@@nickolasb3642 no, you don't get a calculator during the test.
@@nickolasb3642 you don't need a calculator to do that though? This way could be done with scratch paper. Do we get scratch paper to work out problems??
@@caesarsandwich yes you do get scratch paper
Taking my test tomorrow hopefully I pass!
did u pass?
So the only have to find the first and second difference when a negative is involved? And you only have to find the first difference if there’s no negative?
im gonna watch this video everyday until the test starts and hope i can just remember all the formulas and stuff because if i know the formula the math is easy i can convert numbers when i know where they are supposed to go will i be allowed to take a paper in with the quadratic formula writen on it because that would make this test 1000 times easier
Just took mine for local 613 I would say I only saw number patterns evaluating an equation and the foil method problems and which of these statements makes this problem true type questions besides that nothing really else it’s going to be a lot of repetitive same type questions very little time I think the reason I failed because I studied for the wrong things like percentages dividing and subtracting fractions quadratic formula and the time wasn’t enough for me o well cecw program it is and reading is easy good luck who ever has to take it .
I take my test on weds.
@@dsnaps0115good luck bro hope u pass
@@dsnaps0115 how’d you do?
@@dsnaps0115 how did it go?
Thank you so much for this. I haven't taken my test yet it's 2024 but hopefully this still applies
It kinda does. I've taken the test twice and not all the information (that's covered in this video) will be on the test. Look into analyzing functions and function information analysis because I guarantee you'll see those questions on the exam.
This video is still a good reference though because he does a good job at explaining some of the chapters
Thank you 😭😭😭😭♥️
Taking the test today bro appreciate you for making this
So did any of this help?
What was / wasn’t on the test ?
How did it go
What happened
lol
Bidmas or pemdas explained that way makes a lot of people make mistakes, which is why there's all those 'solve this problem' stuff on facebook that people mess up. Each two letters are the same step. So it's more like (Pe)(Md)(as). Brackets and Indices are solved on the same step as are division and multiplication, then add and subtract. Within each step you go left to right. So if you see 3-4+5 you do the whole thing left to right, not addition before subtraction.
What’s the starting wage for an electrical apprentice? I’m in Washington state Thanks in advance…
Thanks for the help!
For the common ratio pattern at 4:10, I divided all the numbers by 5 and got the same answer.
For computing compound interest 9:42, 1.02 squared or 1.02 x 1.02 = 1.0404. If you multiply (100 x 1.0404) you get $104.04, not $102.
So you can just basically multiply them together, and then multiply that answer by 100?
@@davidwhite206 Yes, you can multiply those three number (100 x 1.02 x 1.02) in any order and it will work out the same. There are a lot of decimals to mess with when you multiply (1.02 x 1.02 )right off the bat though...
Is the PEMDAS (parenthesis, exponents, multiplication, division, addition, subtraction) that I remember learning the same as your BIDMAS?
I noticed this as well, stick with PEMDAS
You do you have a channel for graphs? I know when I took the test, there was a lot of graphs on there. I was rushed, I had a fierce, had an injury a year prior, and I didn’t get the slip to get extra time so I was rushed and messed up. That’s on me nobody else’s fault. But I just noticed you didn’t have a lot of graphs.
When finding percentages of a whole number, if we divide by 10, then divide by 10 again you get the one percent value. Theoretically you can just multiply that value by whatever they’re asking for right? So 12% of 80 1%= .8 so .8 x 12 =9.6
The course also requires an understanding and application of trigonometric functions,used to calculate capacitive values to compensate for inductive circuit losses.Power factor corrections.
Thanks!
Thank you, much appreciated!
Anyone in MN taken this exam yet? I would like to know what questions are emphasized
crazy how I have multiple pre/algebra study books and none of them mention the FOIL method.
good looking out
Number patterns is very important, so is solving linear equations. You will almost certainly have multiple questions of each of these on your test. As of today multiple of both of those were on the test.
I need help I paid for the i prep to study for my Ibew test coming up and it still is no help
Anyone know if in the fractions they have decimal numbers? Asking for local 48 Portland Oregon. If you know let me know!
New question, has anyone taken it and if so how much harder are the questions compared to this practice test?
You take the test? Any tips! Local 48 over here
The section about keeping track of the 1st and 2nd differences in number sequences was very useful for the test (I took it this past week). In the past for pattern questions like this I would just look at it and think about it and the pattern would not be that hard to find, but using the method described here made EVERY pattern recognition question on the test a near-brainless endeavor.
From a real-world practical point of view I don't think the patterns that I saw in the test were necessarily realistic, so were not easy to identify intuitively. And I have a bit of a problem with the idea that like 15% of the entire math test score uses basically the same pattern type over and over, which highly favors anyone who happened to have been taught to look for that specific type of pattern. No exaggeration, all of the patterns were just analyzing the 2nd differences, none of them used multiplicative factors, prime numbers, squares, cubes, nothing. But, it is what it is, and thankfully I decided to watch this video even though I didn't feel I would have any problems on the test. I probably would've passed either way, but the method made it way easier.
so these are the only topics thats is going to be on the math portion ?
What probelms are actually on the test? Does anyone know?
Did you find out?
i got my electrician exam today hope it goes well
How did it go?
How’d it go
Everything was good, except finding the percentage. You only have to move the decimal two times to the left in the rate and multiply it by the number and boom! That's the answer. For example on the first problem, 0.12 * 80 = 9.6.
Is there a math and reading part ?
is bidmas the same as pemdas?
Yo everybody im bouta take da electrician apprentice exam n i barely studied at all but i been cramming these last 2 days ima let yall know yeeeeeee
How it go
Bro how'd you do? Any tips?
?? How did it go?
how was it???
yo how'd it go come on now
lol for the fractions i picked a random number and tried to convert 37% into a fraction and realized idk why devides into 37 5 seconds in and spent another 5 seconds figuring out nothing goes into 37 so the answer is 37 over 100
Is BIDMAS the same as PEMDAS? Just wondering for a.. friend...
Yes.
23:07 Interesting we do PEMDAS in the United States 🇺🇸
Parenthesis (forgot how to spell it 😂)
Exponents
Multiply
Division
Add
Subtraction
Thanks so much!!!!
What about graphing linear equations intercepts and finding the slope intercepts? Will that be on the test ?
hell yeah, i wish i knew… definitely screwed me up
@@SycFuk2000 what type of math does the test have?
@@SycFuk2000 thank you for answering what was you score on the test if you don’t mind me asking and have you got a interview
@@SycFuk2000 thank you I will be back to know your test results I hope you pass your ibew test 🙏🙏
@@SycFuk2000 where can we find that prep course??