Estimate the amount of the tip by rounding the bill to the nearest dollar before calculating.
$ 20 \% $ tip on a bill of $ \$ 29.77 $
The amount of the tip is approximately $ \$ \$ $

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$ \text{Tip amount: } \$ 6 $

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Step 1 ：$ \text{Round } 29.77 \text{ to nearest dollar: } 30 $

Step 2 ：$ \text{Calculate } 20\% \text{ of } 30 : 0.20 \times 30 $

Step 3 ：$ \text{Tip amount: } \$ 6 $