💸 TipCalculator – Simple Python Bill Splitter with Tip

TipCalculator is a beginner-friendly Python project that calculates how much each person should pay when splitting a bill, including a tip. Built as part of Angela Yu’s 100 Days of Code: Python Bootcamp, this script is perfect for learning input handling, arithmetic, and formatted output.

🚀 What This Project Does

This Python CLI tool:

• Asks for the total bill amount
• Lets the user choose a tip percentage (e.g. 10%, 12%, 15%)
• Divides the total (bill + tip) by the number of people
• Outputs how much each person should pay, rounded to two decimal places

🧠 What You’ll Learn

This project helps you practice:

• input(), float(), and int() for user input and type conversion
• Arithmetic operations and percentage math
• Using round() for formatting results
• Python f-strings for clean output

💻 How to Run the Tip Calculator

Make sure you have Python 3 installed. Then run:

python tip_calculator.py

🧾 Example Output

Welcome to the tip calculator!
What was the total bill? $150.00
What percentage tip would you like to give? 12
How many people to split the bill? 5
Each person should pay: $33.60

📂 Project Files

TipCalculator/
├── tip_calculator.py
└── README.md

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🏗️ Part of the 100 Days of Code

This is my Day 2 project from Angela Yu’s Python Bootcamp on Udemy.
Follow along for more beginner-friendly Python mini-projects!

📜 License

This project is open-source and available for personal learning use.

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