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What’s for Dinner?. The Art of Dining Etiquette. Highly Effective Questions. How much is tax for dining out? How does a coupon or gift card work? How much should I tip? What is an automatic gratuity? Percent versus Dollars, which is better?.
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What’s for Dinner? The Art of Dining Etiquette
Highly Effective Questions • How much is tax for dining out? • How does a coupon or gift card work? • How much should I tip? • What is an automatic gratuity? • Percent versus Dollars, which is better?
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Table for Two…..Please. That will be 20 to 30 minutes.
Dining Etiquetehttp://whatscookingamerica.net/Menu/DiningEtiquetteGuide.htm
What percent did he tip? Roman Abramovich’s $47,000 Lunch At Nello’s [Yeah … ItHappened] Posted by foodiebuddha on November 14, 2009 Economic downturn? Apparently not. Case in point: Russian oil magnate Roman Abramovich, who is an economy unto himself, decided that lunch at the famed Nello’s Restaurant in New York’s Upper East Side would be a good time to spend more than most people make in a year. Rumor has it that on top of the $7,328.00 included tip, Abramovich dropped an additional 5G for his servers. Pretty cool to think that you could start a college fund simply by waiting a table during the lunch rush.
Is 25$ deducted before or after taxes? Which is better? Calculate both ways with the Melt and compare the results.
Critical Thinking • What if the discount on a gift card was 10%. How would you calculate the amount? Is this better than a $10 discount? Use the Melt bill for your comparison. • If you are dining with a party of 6 or more, many restaurants will require a 18% gratuity. For a $207.23 bill, what is the amount of gratuity that will be added to this?
Let’s go out to eat! • Download Menu’s from a variety of restaurants. • Group students just like a restaurant. • Unlimited or restricted funds. • Can you eat for $40 a day. • Change sales tax, tipping percents, and gift card amounts. • Have students demonstrate. • Model all the different types of questions through the process.