12. Returning Books Late



1.

A: How may I help you?

B: I need to return these books.

A: Give them here.

B: Here they are.

A: It appears these books are two weeks late.

B: I forgot they were due.

A: You do realize you are going to have to pay late fees, right?

B: How much is the late fee?

A: The late fee is 25 cents a day.

B: So I have to pay 25 cents for each day the books are late?

A: It's 25 cents for each book.

B: That's a lot of money.



2.

A: What can I do for you?

B: I'm returning these books.

A: Let me have them.

B: Here are all of them.

A: These books are two weeks late.

B: I didn't have time to return them.

A: You're going to have to pay late fees.

B: How much?

A: 25 cents a day.

B: 25 cents a day?

A: That means 25 cents for each late book.

B: That's expensive.



3.

A: May I help you with something?

B: I would like to return some books.

A: I'll take them.

B: Here you go.

A: These books were due two weeks ago.

B: Yeah. I totally forgot they were due.

A: You will need to pay late fees on these books.

B: How much are the late fees?

A: The fee is 25 cents every day.

B: I have to pay 25 cents a day?

A: And that's for each book that is late.

B: That shouldn't be a problem.



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