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#42534 11/01/04 07:13 PM
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I'm scheduled for the test in December. If anyone has taken it recently any study guides or info would be greatly appreciated.
John

#42535 11/04/04 12:25 AM
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Hi John,
I took the test about 4 months ago. It really wasn't that bad. Best of all its multiple choice. My math skills really aren't too good, but with a little studying and some common sense I passed the test.

My biggest tip would be, don't spend too much time on the more difficult questions. I think most people ran out of time without answering them all. And, the easiest graphing questions were at the end, and I barely got to them. So, shoot through and answer all the one you can first, then go back and do your best on the rest.

Most of the math was mostly more basic stuff. Being comfortable multiplying and dividing helps of course. Study up on the FOIL method. There were maybe a dozon problems regarding factoring polynomials, but they were pretty basic, nothing too tricky. I *think* there were problems about adding/subtracting/multiplying fractions with decimals, but I'm not 100%sure. There were some graphing problems that were pretty easy. Like I said, it is multiple choice, so that helps A LOT when you aren't sure of the answer. I'm 38, and was never a math wiz, and I passed. Just study-up a little and you'll be fine.

Also, the way it was explained to us, was that your reading comprehension and math scores are combined, then the total score has to be above a certain level. You can't fail in either catagory. In my case I think my reading skills carried me through the math portion.

About the reading portion...
You'll read about 5 articles/stories/reports, each about two pages long, and answer questions regarding details of the article. Many of the questions are about specific numbers or amounts contained in the article.

What I did was, as I read, unerlined each thing that looked as though it might be an important detail. When it was time to answer the questions I had most of the answers already underlined. It really helped a lot.

There seemed to be a lot more time available for the reading comprehension than the math. Like I said, don't waste time on the tougher questions and do a little FOIL review, and you'll be fine.

Good luck, Brian.

#42536 11/04/04 08:43 PM
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So what is the FOIL thing?
~Peter

#42537 11/04/04 09:53 PM
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#42538 11/04/04 10:24 PM
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I took that test 3 years ago. The office even gave me some study guides. Polish up on the trigonometry too... just basic SOH-CAH-TOA. [Linked Image]

#42539 11/05/04 07:49 AM
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I have FOIL down but what exactly is SOH CAH TOA?

#42540 11/05/04 06:24 PM
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Sine
Cosine
Tangent


**O
S=-
**H

**A
C=-
**H

**O
T=-
**A

Sine is equal to Opposite divided by Hypoteneuse. Cosine is equal to Adjacent divided by Hypoteneuse and Tangent is equal to Opposite divided by adjacent.

Basic angles of a triangle.

[This message has been edited by GA76Apprentice (edited 11-05-2004).]


"If common sense was common, everyone would have it"-not sure, someone here

#42541 12/01/04 12:45 PM
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I thought sine cosine and tangent were trig? Is there any questions regarding trig? I'm taking the test on Dec 4th so i'm brushing up the next few days.

#42542 12/01/04 01:08 PM
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I have found http://www.math.com/ to be helpful.

#42543 12/01/04 06:30 PM
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I always use "The Other Afternoon, She Offered Him, Candy And Honey" to remember the trig relationships. SOH CAH TOA seems so weird.


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