Assignment#1: Tip calculator

Assignment#1: Tip Calculator

The code academy lesson “Tip Calculator” shows how to use python to calculate the amount of a tip should be given after a meal.

Since the cost of a meal is $44.50, the variable “meal” is assigned to “44.50” on line 1.

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The tax for the meal is 6.75% of the total cost. This is why the variable “tax” is assigned to .0675(6.75% in decimal form) as shown on line 2.

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The service for the meal was good, so I would like to leave a 15% tip. Since I want to calculate a 15% tip, the variable “tip” is assigned to 15% as a decimal, which is “.15” on line 3.

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Since the cost of the meal and the tax is known, the total cost of the meal can be calculated by reassigning the variable “meal” to “meal + meal * meal” to get the total cost of the meal. This is shown in line 7.

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Finally, the total cost, which is the sum of the cost of the meal and the tip, must be calculated. This task can be completed by creating a new variable like “total” and assigning it to “meal + meal * tip.

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