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Restaurant Tipping

A worksheet lesson on calculating a tip at a restaurant — from the pre-tax bill amount through the dollar tip to the total paid. Built around the 15–20% norm for restaurant servers and how to do the math under different bill sizes. Free reading; customizable worksheet generator requires Full Membership.

Grades 6+
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20–30 min
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What Students Learn

Learning objectives

What a tip (or gratuity) is — a sum of money given to someone for providing a service
That a restaurant tip is calculated as a percentage of the pre-tax bill, not the total after tax
The norm of 15–20% for restaurant servers, and how quality of service affects the actual percentage
How to calculate the dollar tip from the pre-tax bill and the chosen tip percentage
How to calculate the total paid (after-tax bill + tip)
Who else may receive a tip at a restaurant beyond the server — maitre d’, wine steward, bartender, coat check, valet

For Teachers

How to use this generator

This worksheet generator builds a randomized practice table. Each problem gives students a pre-tax bill amount, an after-tax bill amount, and a tip percentage; students fill in the dollar tip and the total paid. As an option, the dollar tip column can be pre-filled, leaving students to only calculate the total paid — useful as a simpler variant for younger students or special-education classes.

Customization options: number of problems, which tip percentage to use (15%, 20%, range of 15–20%, or a specific percent), and maximum bill amount ($10, $20, $50, $100, or $250). Every regenerated worksheet has new numbers, so students can practice multiple times.

Discussion prompt: tipping based on pre-tax vs. after-tax bill — many people instinctively tip on the total. Calculate both for a $50 dinner with 8% tax: 20% of $50 = $10 (correct) vs 20% of $54 = $10.80. Across a year of dining out, the difference adds up. Reinforces percentage and decimal math skills in a real-world consumer-math context. Pairs with Restaurant Menu for the broader dining-out lesson.

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