Question

Vanessa earns a base salary of \$400.00$400.00dollar sign, 400, point, 00 every week with an additional 5\%5%5, percent commission on everything she sells. Vanessa sold \$1650.00$1650.00dollar sign, 1650, point, 00 worth of items last week.

Answer 1

$482.50

Explanation:

Khan Academy

Answer 2

`\\ \text{Given that the base salary of Vanessa is }\$400.00 \text{ every week}\\ \\ \text{And she gets an additional }5\% \text{ commission on everything she sells}.\\ \\ \text{Given that last week Vanessa sold }\$1650.00 \text{ worth of items,}\\ \text{so her commission last week was}\\ \\ =5\% \text{ of 1650}\\ \\ =0.05* 1650\\ \\ =\$ 82.5\\ \\ \text{hence the total salary of Vanessa for last week}=400+82.5=\$482.5`

Hence the total salary of Vanessa last week was $482.5