Firefighter Math - Fractions and Decimals
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Preparing for the firefighter math portion of a civil service exam is difficult. In fact, it is the section that gives most aspiring firefighters the most trouble. In this video series, we'll go over fractions and decimal questions that you may encounter. Use the video as a resource and click the link below to print the PDF and follow along.
Firefighter math tests can cover a variety of different problem types. Typically you can expect to see problems covering geometry, algebra, fractions/decimals and word problems. Scoring high on the firefighter written test is important, as it is usually the first step to getting hired.
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Thank you so much for volunteering your time to help prospective firefighters/ems out!! I haven't done any of this since high school in the early 2000's and forgot most of it. My NFSI test is on Saturday and I feel way more prepared than I did two months ago!
These videos are by far the best on youtube. The way you present the information and explain it in the easiest way possible has been incredibly beneficial to not only me but the countless other viewers who are preparing for their career in fire/ems. Thank you for the time and effort you put into these videos.
Can’t I just put out fires?
Fr... This shit is ridiculous
Sounds like you just want to be a grunt and departments don’t want or need people like that
@@kalebbryce nothing wrong with being grunt. Everyone starts out as one. Not every firefighter is going to have a 4.0gpa or be a math wiz.
@@AimForTheBushes908 definitely agree but to reject effort in learning in a different story. But that’s deeper beyond a job haha
@@kalebbryce yessir. I won't stop learning (and relearning) till I die.
you have no idea how much I appreciate you doing this!!
I'm about to take the FCTC written exam, and I didn't know how to go about studying for it, and this material is a life saver! I really appreciate the time you took to make these videos!
how was it? any tips? I'm about to take it myself
Man! Haven't done most of this since I was in elementary haha! Crazy how calculators make you forget all this stuff!
Thank you for these videos!! I haven't done fractions since 5th grade and I completely forgot how they work. I also appreciate that you showed all the steps really carefully and walked us through each problem. My test is tomorrow and I feel much more prepared.
You are the absolute best for making these
I have my fire exam on July 20th and your videos are insanely helpful. I just got out of the military and haven’t dealt with these subjects in so long! Your really helping me out thanks brother! 👊
did you pass
Big thanks to you man. Gotta freshen up on my math before taking the test. Big help!
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THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You are the best.
I think you may be wrong on problem 8. 5/7 to decimal to nearest 10th is .71... not 71.42.. example 5 slices of pizza from a 7 slice pizza does not equal 71pizzas plus .42 slices.
He wrote the problem out wrong compared to the pdf . He converted the .71 into a percentage. So the percentage was 71.42% but yeah the problem asked to convert only to a decimal.. not a percentage
This really helped me out, thank you! My FCTC test is May 25!
I take mine July 10th do you have any tips?
@@jahuliii8883 just be confident man and don’t second guess your self. Remember the answer is right in front of you, just take your time and think about it
Very very helpful. And free. Thank you so much
Pac X Podcast glad you found it helpful!
I wish they taught us like this in school. I can't believe it's this simple
This is how they teach it.
Hey Jordan! Thanks for watching the video, I'm glad you find it helpful!
i am very thankful for your videos and i understand the adds are what help to have your channel up, but you really have a lot of adds popping up in your videos.
This is great. Thanks for putting this out!
Thanks for the kind words, glad you found it helpful!
so for the last question (14), I've learned PEMDAS in highschool. If we do the adding before the subtracting we get 26.816, but youre way I got the same, 27.184. Why is the PEMDAS way not right /:
At the end of the day he is not a math teacher, he might not have realised he messed up. Always follow PEMDAS no matter what.
3 yrs later. lol I’m a Dallas Firefighter/ Paramedic. Going on my 3rd year in April.
@@rubenolguin727lmaooooo I’m so happy you replied 3 years later
@@Jirivera04no he’s correct. You go from left to right if you see both a Subtract and Adding. Or divide and multiply next to each other. Just go left to right.
hey man thanks for the quick study lesson i had trouble with math this kinda filled in all the missing blanks I had, I'm taking my FCTC written exam in a month from now, really appreciate the detail in your explanation, I have friends who work for the DCFS and CalFire and county fire Department they have no time at all. for you to do this really GREAT work . I thank you for your time! really thankful that you didn't charge a dime. your a good man!
Min jae Kim thanks for the kind words! Glad you found it helpful! If there are any other topics/subjects you’d like to see let me know and I can get some more content out soon.
How’d you do ?? I’m taking mine in a month
@@drenalintherapy how'd you do?
@@RyansReaper I made a 74 or 76. It’s a pretty stout test. I grabbed my paramedic and I no longer work for that department. I just do GT with a private company. Pays way more my dude
Thanks for the videos bro! not done with them all. Have a Firefighter test next week and last time I took the test all this "simple" things i completely forgot the smallest things! Hoping with all this and doing the problems myself itll stay fresh and get good news! Thanks again man. Its helped so far just for me.
How it go? Did you pass?
@@noeliaherrera3136 yup! passed and on the fire dept in tennesee
@Cody Vivian that's awesome! Would u say these videos helped you out alot? I'm about to take the civil exam June 2nd and I'm honestly terrified that I'll fail most of the portions
I love and hate relearning stuff but I enjoy it
Thank You
Have my test this month and stressing on the math
Thanks for the video! I took my departments test last year and scored a 93%, but didn’t get in. Have the test tomorrow and feel like a pretty much have to be perfect. Thanks for the math refreshers. This is just what I needed.
Which department? Im about to take one in detroit and it said minimum 60% to pass
@@s1rm0rr1lswdsx3 In the Oklahoma City area. There were 450+ applicants and they take the top 60 written exam scores to move on to the rest of the hiring process.
I noticed on number 8 you did percentage but the sheet asked for just a decimal, would the answer then just be .7?
I said the same-I got 7
my goodness a whole page for one math question... how long do we have on these tests? I appreciate your help !
Skip then come back at the end of the test to save time
@@user-wk9bu6xm7y I’m happy to relearn all this again for future competitions. I’m more saying I forgot how many steps were involved in solving these problems.
@@JaySmith-or3us yea so many steps haha something you will never use once on the department haha just need to pass that test
Very helpful
It's been a minute since I've done fractions.. why do we simplify the fraction itself but not the whole number attached to it?
Are you allowed to apply every year for the FDNY? Because online it says that exams are only offered every four years?
Can I just cheat this shit hard I finished high school 20 years ago
Come on down, change the sign, flip it upside down and multiply (for dividing fractions...thank my 5th grade math teacher)
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On question #4, I don't understand how you got 4 from 37 and 16/12
14:20 is where I’m talking about
Are the practice exams the departments suggest studying pretty similar to the actual test? They referred me to a website with practice tests on it, but I am not sure if I should expect the real exam to be similar or expect it to be completely different with type if questions not shown at all on the practice ones.
On question 14. If we are using PEMDAS we would multiply 4.2x2.48 = 10.416. 10.6 - 10.416 + 27. You subtracted 10.6 from 10.416 first but with PEMDAS addition is before subtraction. So wouldn’t we add 10.416 + 27 first? Or does the order not matter with addition and subtraction it’s whichever one is first in the problem? Hope my question makes sense thanks!
Whichever is first!
lol i just asked that in the comments and looked to see if anyone else had that issue lol
@@natalievanwyhe9090 so that's not pemdas
22:40
36:00
I never got the chance to focus in math in highschool
19:00
I have not done this since school
I am a former junior fire rescue for Massachusetts
The math order of operation is pemdas.
This just like reading a foreign language to me, I want to get good at maths but just can't grasp it. Try try and more try just won't go in
The commercials are irritating. Every two minutes.. hard to stay focused
I dunno about you guys but my tests are always online and you can’t use paper or calculator lol so impossible
During 215 ÷12 you said 84 from 15 is 11 .... lol
But thanks for the content tho, good job
You need to know all this to save people an put out fires 😭🤡
Why would the least common denominator be 6 if it’s between 3 and 6? I don’t understand wouldn’t the lowest number be 3?
6 can't go into 3, so when you are thinking LEAST common, you are just looking at the numbers themselves. Just like if you had 3 & 7, then the LEAST common denominator would be 21. (3x1=3, 3x2=6, 3x3=9, 3x4=12, 3x5=15, 3x6=18, 3x7=21) and then (7x1=7, 7x2=14, 7x3=21) see how it's the LEAST COMMON? Unsure if that helped. Im not a math teacher, but tryin' to help ya out how I can.
as where 3x1=3, 3x2=6 and then 6x1=6
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@@MegaCaca420 hope that made a little sense 😊
seriously though you have got to lesson the amount of video adds that interrupt this video!!!!
Why does a fire fighter need to know math in the first place?
Well this is a tad bit unnecessary, but definitely need to know conversions for space and square feet of a room/building. Also calculating surface area is beneficial for fire service. List goes on.
@@TarZak seems like the list stopped after two examples.
@@davidduffield1713 you should take some classes if you want to know more
its not bc they need it. Its a comprehensive test. Your ability to learn new concepts
Because we’re public servants. And it’s embarrassing if we don’t know basic math
Lost with the first question
Way to many steps I’ll pass on this lol you won’t even finish the test in time if you do this haha