The custom varies from one country to another. There is sometimes a conventional percentage of the total amount that is given.
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Take the dollar amount on the check and multiply it by 0.15. For example, if the check was $17.5, then the tip would be $17.5 * 0.15 or $2.625, or $2.63, which most people would give $2.75 or even $3.
Tip means "To Insure Promptness." Tipping is different in different parts of the world and varies by level of service given. Sales taxes are different in different parts of the world. Then use algebra to determine how much to add to the bill.
Start with the bill without sales taxes. Divide by 5. That's a 20% tip. You can also take the pre-tax number, move the decimal point one position to the left and divide by 2. Same result.
yes, in ancient times people used the tip of their finger to measure out an inch. they also used the length from the tip their finger to the other tip of their finger to measure the persons height.
The tip of a pencil or the writing part of a pencil is called graphite.