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  • From: John I <not AT hotmail.com>
  • To: ch-scene AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: eGullet founder/author dines at Federal
  • Date: Fri, 28 Oct 2005 17:35:33 GMT

John Shadle wrote:

> John I <not AT hotmail.com> wrote...
>>
>> It's easy. You subtract the sales tax and any appetizers then figure
>> 25% of what's left. over time it works out to 17%.
>
> i've always heard that you tip on the pre-tax amount. am i right, or am
> i right? that 10% of the meal plus the sales tax makes sense to me
> (thanks to bendy).
>

You could also calculate it by adding half of 15% to ten percent then round.




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