Tip Calculator

Want to tip your waiter or service provider a specific percent but need help calculating the tip's exact amount? That is what our calculator is here to help you with, simply add your bill total and percent you want to tip and get the value instantly!

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What it is

What is a Tip?

Create Date: June 21, 2024

Last Modified Date: December 17, 2024

A tip is an amount of money added on top of your bill to compensate service workers for their efforts. Tipping is common in restaurants, barber shops, guided tours, and other service-based industries.

How to Calculate Tip Amount

If you want to tip a certain percent on your bill but do not know what it would be in terms of amount you can use this formula to find that out:

An image of the formula used to calculate how much you should tip based on your desired percentage and bill total.
Where:
  • TA = Tip amount

  • BT = Bill total

  • TP = Tip percent

Understanding Your Results

Your results will clearly show you how much money you would tip based on your situation. Also, it will show you the new total bill which reflects the tip being added onto the bill.

How to Use the Tip Amount Tool

Being able to quickly and easily find out how much you will need to tip can be important. This tool is made to be very easy and simple to use. The steps involved with using this tool includes:

  1. Enter the total bill amount.

  2. Enter the percentage you want to tip.

  3. Hit the calculate button and instantly get your results.

Calculation Example

We just ate at a restaurant and need to tip the waiter. We like to tip 30% but with our bill amount, $218.93, it is not easy to calculate the amount to tip. We can use this tool to help us find out that amount. We will enter 218.93 into the bill total field and then 30 into the tip percent field. We can now hit calculate and find the amount we need to tip to be $65.68, making your new total cost $284.61.

Tipping - Frequently Asked Questions

Tipping is not mandatory but is expected in many countries, especially in service industries like restaurants and hotels.

If a service charge is included, tipping is optional. However, you can still leave extra if the service exceeds your expectations.

Calculate the tip using the total bill amount, then split it evenly among group members to determine each person's contribution.

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