How to use it
- Enter the bill amount.
- Enter the tip in percent.
- Enter how many people share the bill.
- Tick Round each share up if you want simple amounts; the tip absorbs the difference.
How it works
Tip = bill × tip% ÷ 100, total = bill + tip, and each share = total ÷ people. With rounding, each share is rounded up to the next whole unit, the total becomes share × people, and the tip is total − bill. The tip as a percent of the bill shows how much you actually left.
Worked example
Four friends have a bill of 120 and leave 15%. The tip is 18, the total 138, and each person pays 34.50. With rounding up, everyone pays 35, the total is 140 and the tip becomes 20, which is 16.67% of the bill.
Tips
- Look for a “service charge” line first: if it is there, an extra tip is optional.
- Splitting evenly is simplest; if people ordered very different amounts, run the calculator once per person with their own subtotal.