Tip Calculator

gistfile1.rb

puts "Enter the price of your meal before tax"
meal = Float(gets)
puts "What is the tax rate in your area?"
tax = Float(gets)
puts "What is the tip rate in your area?"
tip = Float(gets)

def calculate(base, percent)
        amount = base * percent / 100
end


tax_value = calculate(meal, tax)
meal_with_tax = tax_value + meal
tip_value = calculate(meal, tip)
total_cost = tip_value + meal_with_tax 

puts "The pre-tax cost of your meal was $#{meal}."
puts "At #{tax}%, tax for this meal is $#{tax_value}."
puts "For a #{tip}% tip, you should leave $#{tip_value}."
puts "The grand total for this meal is then $#{total_cost}."