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Split a bill with tax and tip evenly or by what each person had, with shares that add up exactly and the extra cent said.

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The Bill splitter: three people sharing a $128 bill, $42.67, $42.67 and $42.66, adding up exactly

Splitting a bill evenly sounds simple until the cents do not divide. Here is how to do it exactly.

Evenly.

The bill, tax and tip are added up and shared; the cents left over go one each to the first in line. $128 three ways is $42.67, $42.67 and $42.66.

By what each had.

List each item with who shared it, such as Pizza 18.50 Ana Ben; each pays for what they had, and tax and tip follow in proportion.

Share it.

For a group that pays back later, the expense splitter settles everyone in the fewest payments.

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Topics: split the bill · bill split calculator · split check · split with tax and tip · restaurant bill

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