# GED Math – English Video Scripts

English narration scripts for the 4 lessons of the **GED Math Basics** course.
Each script is split by scene: **[VISUAL]** = what appears on screen, **[NARRATION]** = what is spoken.
Target length: 3–5 minutes per video. Ready to record or paste into an AI video tool (Synthesia, HeyGen, Pictory, Canva).

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## Lesson 1 — Order of Operations (PEMDAS)

**[VISUAL] Title card: "Order of Operations (PEMDAS)"**
**[NARRATION]**
Hi, and welcome! In this lesson, we'll learn the order of operations — the rules that tell us which part of a math problem to solve first.

**[VISUAL] Text appears: P E M D A S**
**[NARRATION]**
We use the word PEMDAS to remember the order. P is for Parentheses. E is for Exponents. M and D are for Multiplication and Division. And A and S are for Addition and Subtraction.

**[VISUAL] Show: 3 + 4 × 2**
**[NARRATION]**
Let's try an example: three plus four times two. Many people make the mistake of adding first. But PEMDAS tells us multiplication comes before addition.

**[VISUAL] Highlight 4 × 2 = 8, then 3 + 8 = 11**
**[NARRATION]**
So first, four times two equals eight. Then, three plus eight equals eleven. The answer is eleven.

**[VISUAL] Show: (3 + 4) × 2**
**[NARRATION]**
Now watch what happens with parentheses: open parenthesis, three plus four, close parenthesis, times two. Parentheses come first, so three plus four is seven, and seven times two is fourteen.

**[VISUAL] Side by side: 11 vs 14**
**[NARRATION]**
Same numbers, different answers — all because of the order. Remember PEMDAS, and you'll always know what to solve first. See you in the next lesson!

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## Lesson 2 — Percentages

**[VISUAL] Title card: "Percentages"**
**[NARRATION]**
Welcome back! Today we're talking about percentages. The word "percent" simply means "per hundred."

**[VISUAL] Show: x% = x / 100**
**[NARRATION]**
To find a percent of a number, turn the percent into a decimal by dividing by one hundred, then multiply.

**[VISUAL] Show: 20% of 150**
**[NARRATION]**
For example, what is twenty percent of one hundred fifty? Twenty percent is zero point two zero. Multiply: one hundred fifty times zero point two zero equals thirty.

**[VISUAL] Show a price tag: $80, then "25% OFF"**
**[NARRATION]**
Percentages are everywhere — especially with discounts. Imagine a shirt costs eighty dollars with a twenty-five percent discount.

**[VISUAL] Show: 80 × 0.25 = 20, then 80 − 20 = 60**
**[NARRATION]**
First find the discount: eighty times zero point two five equals twenty dollars. Then subtract: eighty minus twenty equals sixty dollars. The final price is sixty dollars.

**[VISUAL] Show formula: final = original × (1 ± percent)**
**[NARRATION]**
A quick shortcut: for an increase or a decrease, multiply the original by one plus or minus the percent. Practice this, and percentages will feel easy. See you next time!

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## Lesson 3 — Linear Equations with One Variable

**[VISUAL] Title card: "Solving Linear Equations"**
**[NARRATION]**
Hello again! In this lesson, we'll solve linear equations with one variable. Our goal is always the same: get the variable, usually x, all by itself.

**[VISUAL] Show: 2x + 5 = 13**
**[NARRATION]**
Here's our equation: two x plus five equals thirteen. Whatever we do to one side, we must do to the other side too.

**[VISUAL] Subtract 5 from both sides: 2x = 8**
**[NARRATION]**
First, let's remove the plus five. We subtract five from both sides. On the left we get two x, and on the right, thirteen minus five is eight. So two x equals eight.

**[VISUAL] Divide both sides by 2: x = 4**
**[NARRATION]**
Now we divide both sides by two. X equals eight divided by two, which is four. So x equals four.

**[VISUAL] Show check: 2(4) + 5 = 13 ✓**
**[NARRATION]**
Always check your answer. Two times four is eight, plus five is thirteen. It works! Isolate the variable step by step, and any linear equation becomes simple. Great job!

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## Lesson 4 — Basic Geometry: Perimeter and Area

**[VISUAL] Title card: "Perimeter and Area"**
**[NARRATION]**
Welcome to our geometry lesson! We'll cover perimeter — the distance around a shape — and area — the space inside it.

**[VISUAL] Rectangle, length 8, width 5**
**[NARRATION]**
Let's start with a rectangle. The area equals length times width. For a rectangle eight by five, the area is eight times five, which is forty square centimeters.

**[VISUAL] Show: Perimeter = 2(p + l)**
**[NARRATION]**
The perimeter is two times the length plus the width. So two times, eight plus five, equals two times thirteen, which is twenty-six centimeters.

**[VISUAL] Triangle, base 10, height 6**
**[NARRATION]**
Now a triangle. The area of a triangle is one half times the base times the height. With a base of ten and a height of six, that's one half times ten times six, which equals thirty square centimeters.

**[VISUAL] Circle with radius r; show A = π r², C = 2πr**
**[NARRATION]**
Finally, the circle. The area is pi times the radius squared, and the circumference is two times pi times the radius. We usually use three point one four for pi.

**[VISUAL] Recap card with all four formulas**
**[NARRATION]**
And that's it! Memorize these formulas, practice a few problems, and you'll be ready for the geometry questions on the GED. Well done — keep practicing!

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