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In response to "As much as I hate tipping, I'm embarrassed by friends who break out the cell phone calculator for a precise %" by Hotkiss

Seriously, move the decimal to get 10% and add half or double it

Posted by SyrDragon Apr 6 '10, 10:03

or double the sales tax which is 8%

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when HST goes live here, the taxes will be 12% ... -- nm - Beryllium Apr 6, 10:03 2
- You weren't paying PST on restaurant service already? -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Apr 6, 10:06 1
  - nope, it was exempt. For the last few years, we've only been paying 5% GST ... -- nm - Beryllium Apr 6, 10:06
But the final amount MUST come out to a round number! -- nm - ML with a slide rule Apr 6, 10:03 1
- truncate, ceiling or floor it then. -- nm - SyrDragon Apr 6, 10:09
this. -- nm - Hotkiss Apr 6, 10:03

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