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[–] 10 points 4 months ago (8 children)

Great for calculating tips!

Let's see: the bill was $138.72, so I just need 138.72% of 20. And we can subtract 100% and just add the 20 back at the end, then convert the percentage to a decimal so (.3872 * 20) + 20 = 7.744 + 20 or $27.74.

Easy!

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  • [–] 16 points 4 months ago (2 children)

    I prefer taking 10% and doubling it for a 20% tip.

    Take the total, moved the decimal one digit to the left, double it and round to the nearest dollar. I round up at the beginning and end as well which is either close enough or a dollar high if the change is small enough.

    $138.72 > 139 > 13.9 > 27.8 > $28

    Close enough!

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  • [–] 3 points 4 months ago* (1 child)

    I either do this, or mentally divide by 5 (how many 5s make this number?), only caring about the closest whole number - I prefer to tip in whole dollar amounts to make the math easy.

    Eg. $39.53 is about $40, 40 is 8 fives, so tip $8

    If the service wasn't great I round down instead of up.

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  • [–] 9 points 4 months ago (3 children)

    I always just do 10% (easy because you move the decimal one place) and then either double that or add half of it to itself for a 15-20% tip.

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  • [–] 0 points 4 months ago (1 child)

    i just do 0. I feel like giving 20% more than agreed upon as default is crazy. I can not imagine employers giving 20% more wages just because i was doing my job? Why should i burn money?

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  • [–] 3 points 4 months ago

    I tip because I’ve been reliant on tips before, and I know that expecting someone who is working for tips to single-handedly solve tipping culture is unreasonable. I don’t believe in solutions that punish the poorest person in the equation, especially for a luxury like dining out.

    You can already eat at places that pay a real wage to servers if you don’t want to tip.

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