1. 10% and double it. For every $5 you spend, leave a $1 tip.
Leaving a Tip in a Restaurant
When you eat in a restaurant, you are expected to leave some money as a tip for the person who served your food. The tip is usually a percent of the total bill. Tips are usually about between 15% and 20% of the total bill.
If the service is POOR, you should tip 15%. If the service is GREAT, you should tip 20%.
You can find the tip amount by calculating 15% or 20% of the total bill. (Change percent to decimal, “of” means x)
OR you can use mental math tricks!
Use the Hamburger Hut receipt below to calculate how much a 15% tip and a 20% tip would be.
NOTE!!! You are always welcome to leave more than the expected tip.
REMEMBER to be kind and generous to those who serve you.
How to estimate a 15% tip:
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How to estimate a 20% tip:
Two simple ways:
Take
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Round off the total to the nearest dollar.
10% and double it.
Take 10% of total.
Use the 10% shortcut.
Take 5% of total. That’s just half of 10%.
For every $5 you spend, leave a $1 tip.
Add 10% and 5% to make 15%

2. If the service was poor, what amount would you leave as a tip and why?
A group of friends go to a nice restaurant for dinner. The total bill comes to $64.89.
Calculate a 15% tip.
Calculate a 20% tip.
If the service was poor, what amount would you leave as a tip and why?
If the service was wonderful, what amount would you leave as a tip and why?
A couple of friends go out to eat at a restaurant in town. Their bill comes to $ Some of the dishes were tasty, but one was not very warm. The server mixed up someone’s order and you had a tough time getting their attention when you needed a drink refill. Approximately what should the tip be? Explain your thinking.
A couple go out to eat at a restaurant, and their total bill comes to $ The food was great, the server was attentive and refilled their drinks without even being asked. Approximately what should the tip be? Explain your thinking.