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Code Challenge 5 - Tip Calculator

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Introduction

Let’s be honest, you’re probably a cheapskate. You need a program that allows you to calculate how much you are supposed to tip.

Terms

Bill/Subtotal - How much your food and drink cost

Tip/Gratuity - How much money you would like to give your server. Usually 18% - 20% of the subtotal.

Total - Final cost: bill + tip.

Examples

• A $10 bill with 20% tip
  • Tip $2
  • Total $12
• A $25 bill with 18% tip
  • Tip $4.50
  • Total $29.50

Skills to Practice

• Getting numeric user input
• Saving user input to variables
• Performing arithmetic
• Formatting strings

Challenge Tasks

1. Create a console project named CodeChallenge5TipCalculator.
2. Complete the folowing tasks:
3. Prompt the user to enter their bill amount.
4. Prompt the user to enter their tip percentage as a whole number. For example, 20 means 20%.
5. Calculate how much the user should tip and the total.

Sample Output