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In January the Marshall Hair Salon used 1010 bottles of shampoo. In February the salon used 45\frac{4}{5} as much shampoo as in January. How many bottles of shampoo did the hair salon use in February?\newlineWrite your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number.\newline_____ bottles

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Q. In January the Marshall Hair Salon used 1010 bottles of shampoo. In February the salon used 45\frac{4}{5} as much shampoo as in January. How many bottles of shampoo did the hair salon use in February?\newlineWrite your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number.\newline_____ bottles
  1. Identify January Shampoo Usage: Step 11: Identify the amount of shampoo used in January.\newlineReasoning: The problem states that 1010 bottles were used in January.\newlineCalculation: January usage =10= 10 bottles.
  2. Calculate February Shampoo Usage: Step 22: Calculate the amount of shampoo used in February.\newlineReasoning: February's usage is 45\frac{4}{5} of January's usage.\newlineCalculation: February usage = 1010 bottles ×45=8\times \frac{4}{5} = 8 bottles.

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