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Split a bill plus tip evenly among a group.
This tool is focused specifically on splitting a shared bill (with tip added) evenly across a group -- enter the pre-tip bill, tip percentage, and number of people, and get each person's exact even share.
Enter the bill amount before tip, tip percentage, and number of people splitting evenly. Each person's share and the total with tip appear instantly.
The tool computes the tip as the bill times the tip percentage divided by 100, adds it to the bill to get the total with tip, and then divides that total by the number of people. It does not split the tip and bill separately; it divides one combined total. If you enter less than one person, it treats the group as one. The headline figure is each person's share, and the total with tip is shown underneath.
Total with tip = bill + (bill x tip % / 100). Each person pays = total with tip / number of people.
Four friends have a bill of $80.00 before tip and agree on 20 percent. The tip is $16.00, the total is $96.00, and each person pays $24.00. Change the group to three people on the same bill and each pays $32.00. Now consider a bill of $100 at 18 percent split three ways: the total is $118, and the exact share is $39.3333..., which the tool shows as $39.33. If each person pays $39.33, the group hands over $117.99, one cent short. Someone can simply round one share up to $39.34, or the group can agree to round everyone up to $39.40 so the tip comes out slightly higher.
An even split works best when everyone ordered similar amounts. If one person had an expensive entree and drinks while others had a light meal, splitting evenly transfers cost between people. Shared appetizers and desserts are the usual exception, since they are naturally split. In cases with big differences, calculate each person's own subtotal, then use the Tip Calculator on each subtotal so each person pays their own tip percentage on their own portion. The tool here only handles equal shares.
The most frequent slip is entering the total that already includes tip, which leads to tipping twice. Another is counting people wrong, for example including someone who left early or a guest whose meal was covered by someone else. Remember too that percentages must be typed as whole numbers, so 20 means twenty percent. The result is rounded only for display, so there may be small penny differences between the sum of the displayed shares and the actual total. This tool does not handle discounts, coupons, gift cards or unequal shares, and it does not know about mandatory service charges, so review the printed check for those items before finalizing the amount.
No -- this calculates an even split only. For itemized/uneven splitting based on what each person actually ordered, you'd need to tally individual items separately.
Each person's share is displayed rounded to two decimals, so when the total does not divide evenly, the displayed shares can be a cent off. Round one share up to make up the difference.
Either, depending on what you want the tip based on. Entering the pre-tax subtotal makes the tip exclude tax; entering the amount with tax makes the tip include it.
Use the Tip Calculator on each person's own subtotal instead, so everyone pays for what they ordered plus their own tip.
The tool treats anything below one as a single person, so the per-person amount will equal the total with tip.