[MUSIC PLAYING]

The opening slate displays the show title in sparkly, golden letters against a blue background. It reads "The Lady Vocab Show."

Professor P says TIME TO LEARN A
NEW DEFINATION,
Professor P is in his late twenties and has short, black, curly hair. He wears thick, black glasses, a black sweater with a big, silver letter "P" in the middle, a white shirt, and a black tie.

He continues I'M PROFESSOR P, AND
YOU'VE TUNED IN TO
THE LADY VOCAB SHOW,
STARRING, LADY VOCAB

Professor P stands in front of a board covered by a black cloth, and next to a keyboard. Lady Vocab stands nearby next to a microphone. Behind them, there is a white sign that reads "LADY VOCAB."

Lady Vocab is in her late-twenties and has shoulder-length, blonde hair, with long bangs and fury, blonde ears. She wears sparkly, silver glasses, a striped white-and-black dress with very pointy shoulders and several words written on it. She also wears black, elbow-length gloves, and black, knee-high boots.

She says THANKS, PROFESSOR P!
ARE YOU READY TO DECIPHER
A NEW DEFINATION?

Professor P says 100 percent MILADY, OUR WORD
TODAY IS:

The word appears on the TV screen next to him and reads "Decimal."

He continues DECIMAL NUMBERS
ARE NUMBERS WITH
A DECIMAL POINT
FOLLOWED BY
DIGITS, THAT
SHOW A VALUE
SMALLER THAN ONE.

Lady Vocab says OOOH, AS IN 1 DECIMAL 5
IS A DECIMAL NUMBER!

Professor P says PRECISELY, 1 DECIMAL 5
IS NOT FIFTEEN,
YOU SEE IT IS
ACTUALLY MORE THAN
ONE,BUT BECAUSE
OF A DECIMAL 5, BUT
NOT QUITE AS
BIG AS TWO.
TWO AND ONE ARE WHAT
WE CALL WHOLE NUMBERS,

Lady Vocab says YOU KNOW PROFESSOR,
THAT REMINDS ME,
WHEN I WAS A JUST
A YOUNG GIRL,
GROWING UP,
DREAMING OF
BECOMING A STAR,
I WAS LEARNING
ABOUT DECIMAL
NUMBERS, AND I
STRUGGLED.

Professor P says I CAN IMAGINE MILADY,
DECIMAL NUMBERS ARE A BIT
TRICKIER TO SAVE, ADD
OR SUBSTRACT WITH.

Lady Vocab says EXACTLY, I HAVE
TRIED TO AVOID
USING DECIMALS
ALTOGETHER.

Professor P says UM, BUT DECIMALS
ARE EVERYWHERE.

Lady Vocab says EXACTLY, ESPECIALLY
IN MONEY.
DID YOU KNOW YOUR
CHANGE IS ACTUALLY
A DECIMAL NUMBER?

Professor P says IT'S BEST TO UNDERSTAND
HOW DECIMAL NUMBERS WORK.

Lady Vocab says DEFINITELY! I FIND
WE STARTED TO
UNDERSTAND WHEN
EVERY WEEKEND
I'D GO AND BUY A
BANANA SPLIT SUNDAE,
NOW, IT COST 4 DOLLARS AND 45 CENTS
I WOULD GIVE THEM
A 5 DOLLAR BILL,SO
I WOULD GET BACK
55 CENTS IN CHANGE.

Professor P says YES, WONDERFUL,
AND I--- HERE'S A
THOUGHT MILADY
IF DECIMAL NUMBERS
DIDN'T EXIST, YOU
WOULDN'T GET BACK
ANY CHANGE AT ALL.

Lady Vocab says HUH! WELL THANK MATH
FOR DECIMALS PROFESSOR.
HIT IT:

Lady Vocab sings D-E-C-I-M-A-L
ONE DECIMAL TWO

Professor P says TWO DECIMAL,
THREE

Lady Vocab says DECIMAL, DECIMAL,
DO THE DECIMAL JIVE
IT COULD BE A FRACTION
DETAILED SATISFACTION
IF YOU ARE LOOKING
FOR DECIMALS

Professor P says LOOK HOW MONEY WORKS
AND YOU CAN ASK FOR
PROFESSIONALS

Lady Vocab sings DECIMAL

Professor P says PART OF A WHOLE
NUMBER

Lady Vocab sings DECIMALS

Professor P says COOL AS A CUCUMBER

Lady Vocab sings DECIMALS, DECIMALS,
DECIMALS

Professor P says OH ALL RIGHT,
DECIMAL NUMBERS
ARE ALL AROUND US,
SO ARE WORDS,
JOIN US NEXT WEEK
FOR A BRAND NEW
DEFINATION, ONLY ON
THE LADY VOCAB SHOW.

Lady Vocab says THE DECIMAL JIVE

The show ends.

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