[tex]\\ \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\times 1650\\ \\ =\$ 82.5\\ \\ \text{hence the total salary of Vanessa for last week}=400+82.5=\$482.5[/tex]
Hence the total salary of Vanessa last week was $482.5
