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Python 98*0.8=78.4

d=`len('X'*int("{}{:>02}".format(*(raw_input()+".0").split('.')))*2)`;print'%s.%s'%(d[:-3],d[-3:])

Python 74 (without bonus)

d=len('X'*int(raw_input().replace('.',''))*2);print'%s.%s'%(d[:-3],d[-3:])

Note

• + is used for string concatenation
• * used to create copies of string

Ungolfed

def tip():
    amount = raw_input()
    #Add an extra decimal point so that we can accept integer
    #amount
    amount += ".0"
    #Split the integer and decimal part
    whole, frac = amount.split('.')
    #Multiply amount by 100 :-)
    amount = "{}{:>02}".format(whole, frac)
    #Create amount copies of a character
    st = 'X'*amount
    #Double it
    st *= 2
    #Calculate the Length
    d = len(st)
    #Display the result as 3 decimal fraction
    print'%s.%s'%(d[:-3],d[-3:])

Note

In spirit of the question, I believe the following solution though follows all rules of the question is an abuse

print __import__("operator")(input(),0.2)

Python 98*0.8=78.4

d=`len('X'*int("{}{:>02}".format(*(raw_input()+".0").split('.')))*2)`;print'%s.%s'%(d[:-3],d[-3:])

Python 74 (without bonus)

d=len('X'*int(raw_input().replace('.',''))*2);print'%s.%s'%(d[:-3],d[-3:])

Note

• + is used for string concatenation
• * used to create copies of string

Ungolfed

def tip():
    amount = raw_input()
    #Add an extra decimal point so that we can accept integer
    #amount
    amount += ".0"
    #Split the integer and decimal part
    whole, frac = amount.split('.')
    #Multiply amount by 100 :-)
    amount = "{}{:>02}".format(whole, frac)
    #Create amount copies of a character
    st = 'X'*amount
    #Double it
    st *= 2
    #Calculate the Length
    d = len(st)
    #Display the result as 3 decimal fraction
    print'%s.%s'%(d[:-3],d[-3:])

Note

In spirit of the question, I believe the following solution though follows all rules of the question is an abuse

Python 41

print __import__("operator")(input(),0.2)

Finally

If you insist that the mathematical symbols are forbidden, her is a 90 character solution

Python 90 (without any mathematical symbol)

print' '.join(str(int(raw_input().replace(".",""))<<1)).replace(' ','.',1).replace(' ','')

Python 98*0.8=78.4

d=`len('X'*int("{}{:>02}".format(*(raw_input()+".0").split('.')))*2)`;print'%s.%s'%(d[:-3],d[-3:])

Note

• + is used for string concatenation
• * used to create copies of string

Ungolfed

def tip():
    amount = raw_input()
    #Add an extra decimal point so that we can accept integer
    #amount
    amount += ".0"
    #Split the integer and decimal part
    whole, frac = amount.split('.')
    #Multiply amount by 100 :-)
    amount = "{}{:>02}".format(whole, frac)
    #Create amount copies of a character
    st = 'X'*amount
    #Double it
    st *= 2
    #Calculate the Length
    d = len(st)
    #Display the result as 3 decimal fraction
    print'%s.%s'%(d[:-3],d[-3:])

Note

In spirit of the question, I believe the following solution though follows all rules of the question is an abuse

print __import__("operator")(input(),0.2)

Python 98*0.8=78.4

d=`len('X'*int("{}{:>02}".format(*(raw_input()+".0").split('.')))*2)`;print'%s.%s'%(d[:-3],d[-3:])

Python 74 (without bonus)

d=len('X'*int(raw_input().replace('.',''))*2);print'%s.%s'%(d[:-3],d[-3:])

Note

• + is used for string concatenation
• * used to create copies of string

Ungolfed

def tip():
    amount = raw_input()
    #Add an extra decimal point so that we can accept integer
    #amount
    amount += ".0"
    #Split the integer and decimal part
    whole, frac = amount.split('.')
    #Multiply amount by 100 :-)
    amount = "{}{:>02}".format(whole, frac)
    #Create amount copies of a character
    st = 'X'*amount
    #Double it
    st *= 2
    #Calculate the Length
    d = len(st)
    #Display the result as 3 decimal fraction
    print'%s.%s'%(d[:-3],d[-3:])

Note

In spirit of the question, I believe the following solution though follows all rules of the question is an abuse

print __import__("operator")(input(),0.2)

Python 98*0.8=78.4

d=`len('X'*int("{}{:>02}".format(*(raw_input()+".0").split('.')))*2)`;print'%s.%s'%(d[:-3],d[-3:])

Note

• + is used for string concatenation
• * used to create copies of string

Ungolfed

def tip():
    amount = raw_input()
    #Add an extra decimal point so that we can accept integer
    #amount
    amount += ".0"
    #Split the integer and decimal part
    whole, frac = amount.split('.')
    #Multiply amount by 100 :-)
    amount = "{}{:>02}".format(whole, frac)
    #Create amount copies of a character
    st = 'X'*amount
    #Double it
    st *= 2
    #Calculate the Length
    d = len(st)
    #Display the result as 3 decimal fraction
    print'%s.%s'%(d[:-3],d[-3:])

Python 98*0.8=78.4

d=`len('X'*int("{}{:>02}".format(*(raw_input()+".0").split('.')))*2)`;print'%s.%s'%(d[:-3],d[-3:])

Note

• + is used for string concatenation
• * used to create copies of string

Ungolfed

def tip():
    amount = raw_input()
    #Add an extra decimal point so that we can accept integer
    #amount
    amount += ".0"
    #Split the integer and decimal part
    whole, frac = amount.split('.')
    #Multiply amount by 100 :-)
    amount = "{}{:>02}".format(whole, frac)
    #Create amount copies of a character
    st = 'X'*amount
    #Double it
    st *= 2
    #Calculate the Length
    d = len(st)
    #Display the result as 3 decimal fraction
    print'%s.%s'%(d[:-3],d[-3:])

Note

In spirit of the question, I believe the following solution though follows all rules of the question is an abuse

print __import__("operator")(input(),0.2)