How to Split a Restaurant Bill and Tip Fairly

Check the shared total and rounding before collecting contributions.

Use the Tip & Bill Split alongside this illustrative example.

A practical example

For a bill of 80 with an illustrative 15% tip, the tip is 12 and the total is 92. Four equal shares are 23 each. If everyone instead pays a rounded amount, multiply that amount by four to check whether the collected total covers the bill without a hidden shortfall.

Check the result

Read any service charge already included and decide whether the split should be equal or based on individual items. This tool’s equal split cannot resolve different orders or shared-item disputes.

Try a comparison

Change the group from four people to five for the same 92 total. Each exact share is 18.40. If the group rounds to whole units, agree whether the excess is returned, kept as an additional tip or allocated to the person paying.

What this does not establish

Tip choice is personal and contextual. The percentage is a calculation input, not a compulsory rate.

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