On the last day of seventh grade, 4 of my friends and I decided to go out around town. We stopped at a diner and ordered a nice lunch. I then ordered a cheesecake to go, to bring home to my mother. We all agreed while we would split the cost of lunch, I would pay for my cheesecake separately.
The time came where we had to pay and leave. We got the bill and immediately put the money needed in the middle, dividing it equally among the 5 people. However, we still needed to tip. We had decided to split the tip, and we were happy to apply what we had learned in math about tip and tax. “Subtract the tax first” ran through our brains.
We brought out our technology, our cell phones, and we accessed calculators. We subtracted the price of the
The time came where we had to pay and leave. We got the bill and immediately put the money needed in the middle, dividing it equally among the 5 people. However, we still needed to tip. We had decided to split the tip, and we were happy to apply what we had learned in math about tip and tax. “Subtract the tax first” ran through our brains.
We brought out our technology, our cell phones, and we accessed calculators. We subtracted the price of the