Big Figs,
Tipping at a restaurant ...
Ever wonder how much you should leave as a tip at a restaurant? This article will provide a quick and easy reference -- and you'll be able to do it in your head the next time ... instead of embarrassing everyone when you bust out your cell phone calculator!
If it's breakfast, lunch, or some other small meal, the
rule of thumb is a 10% tip.
For example, if your bill is
$23.00,
to calculate the tip -- just move the decimal ONE place to the LEFT. So, the tip here is $2.30. Leave two ones and the loose change in your pocket as the tip. As you might have guessed, I'm starting you out with an easy one just to get you warmed up!
For Dinner, the rule of thumb is 15% gratuity. For example, do the same thing that you did for breakfast, and then add half to that: if your dinner bill is
$63.00,
to calculate the tip -- just move the decimal ONE place to the LEFT ($6.30) & add half of that ($3.15).
So, the tip here is $6.30 + $3.15 = $9.45. Leave a ten as gratuity. Not too crazy with the math, right?
If you have a
party of 6 or more -- or, if it was superb service, you will want to consider tipping
20% as the gratuity. So, let's say you had dinner, your server waited on you hand and foot, and you're feeling a bit festive ... and you want to give 20% as the tip. This one is just as easy as calculating breakfast: if your dinner bill is
$93.00, to calculate the tip -- just move the decimal ONE place to the LEFT ($9.30) & double it. So, the tip here is $9.30 X 2 = $18.60. Leave $18 or $19 as gratuity. Or, if your party was really demanding, or the service, atmosphere and food at the restaurant was out of this world - then leave a $20!
The point is, calculating the tip is super easy! You just move a decimal place to the left (10%); move a decimal place left and add half (15%); or move the decimal once to the left and double (20%) -- all of which are
mathematical gymnastics that can be done in your head to get to the gratuity. After all, you are a college student -- and you'll need to be able to show the relatives at Christmas that your parents aren't paying all that tuition for nothing!
You are a smart college student, so use your head -- not the cell phone calculator!
You'll look much more educated, and ... if you are on that first date you will be sure to impress him or her with your top-level Mathamagician skills. When they ask you: "
How did you calculate the tip so easily?" you can reply in a cool and suave tone: "
Ohh, I'm just good with numbers I guess".
Guaranteed to land that second date!- Professor Gary
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Gary Plourde is an independent author. He writes about Traveling, Sailing, Inventions and the Patenting process.
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