A tip is a percent of the bill, left for good service. These free printable word-problem worksheets give a bill and a tip rate and ask how much the tip is — every answer a whole dollar.
A tip is the simplest of the percent applications: it IS the percent of the bill, with nothing added on afterward. That makes it the right place to start before tax and discount, which each do one more step. Finding a percent of a number, in a situation a child recognises.
Why this sheet works
The reliable way in is one percent first, then the rate — one percent of a $40 bill is 40 cents, and a 15% tip is fifteen of those, $6 — but a child who knows 10% is a tenth can also take a shortcut a real diner uses. Both routes are fair game, and the answer key shows the percent-of-a-number one.
How this one works
One question from this sheet, worked through a step at a time.
A restaurant bill comes to $260.
260÷ 100 ×25=65
A tip is just that percent of the bill: 260 ÷ 100 × 25 = $65.
1A restaurant bill comes to $260.How much is a 25% tip?
2A restaurant bill comes to $444.How much is a 50% tip?
3A restaurant bill comes to $485.How much is a 40% tip?
4A restaurant bill comes to $125.How much is a 40% tip?
5A restaurant bill comes to $248.How much is a 25% tip?
Percent word problems · TipsAnswer key
1. A restaurant bill comes to $260. How much is a 25% tip? → $652. A restaurant bill comes to $444. How much is a 50% tip? → $2223. A restaurant bill comes to $485. How much is a 40% tip? → $1944. A restaurant bill comes to $125. How much is a 40% tip? → $505. A restaurant bill comes to $248. How much is a 25% tip? → $62
