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Bob and Darnell are strapped for cash it's not much of a surprise the [Bob and Darnell walking on a street]

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professional dragon slayers living in modern-day North Carolina there just

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aren't that many dragons in North Carolina these days or any days sad for

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us all but especially sad for Darnell and Bob our dragon slayers cash flow [Bob and Darnell with a white van at a gas station]

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problem is stressing them out as they try to buy some gas as Darnell pumps the

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gas he tries to watch the meter like a hawk but the tank still ends up costing

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19.384 dollars this totally freaks Darnell out he's only got 19 [cost displayed for the tank of gas on the station meter]

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dollars and thirty eight cents where is he going to come up with the extra if

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you can't pay how will he maintaine his dragon slayer honor and whoever heard of

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[Darnell very angry at the cost of the tank of gas] a gas station charging something like nineteen point three eight four dollars

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anyway what are people supposed to do break pennies in half Bob tells Darnell

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that he really needs to relax all Darnell needs to do is a little rounding

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Darnell pats his potbelly and says that he's round enough as it is Bob tells him [Darnell patting his belly]

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that that's not what he means but Darnell should actually think about

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eating less fried cheese when they chow down Darnell says he can't help it

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because his life is depressing for a dragon slayer with no dragons to slay Bob [Darnell looking sad stood by the gas station pump]

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says that they're getting off track issue with this 19.34 number is that

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it goes all the way down to the thousands place but our money only goes

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to the hundreds place this is where the rounding comes in it's no big deal you [pricing sign for regular unleaded fuel and a wallet with 5 dollar bills in]

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identify the place value you want to round to and look at the digit

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immediately to its right if the digit is four or below you should let it go and

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if it's 5 or above you give it a shove Darnell scratches his belly still not getting [Darnell scratching his belly]

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it getting exasperated Bob asks him if four is less than five Darnell is like

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duh so that means is not worth caring about the 19.384 rounds to 19.38

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if it were 19.3 85 or 19.386 though they have to round it up to

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nineteen point three nine but it's not Darnell is beyond relieved the $19 [Darnell cheering in relief at having the correct change]

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38 cents he has is just enough to pay for the gas so they pay up and hit the open

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road later that day they have the luckiest break in their lives when they

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see a dragon and nagging a local supermarket they charge into battle [a dragon breathing fire at a local supermarket]

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and Darnell is so happy he feel like he's on fire that is

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until he realized he actually is on fire poor Darnell [Darnell running away while on fire]

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