If the amounts were x and y, then x+y > 4.523
so, some possibilities are
2,3
3,4
5000,1000
and so on, depending on how much was removed.
so, some possibilities are
2,3
3,4
5000,1000
and so on, depending on how much was removed.
Let's assume the two amounts of cherries that were combined were x and y kilograms. After removing some cherries, the resulting mass is 4.523 kg. This can be expressed as:
x + y - removed_mass = 4.523 kg
Since we don't know the value of the removed_mass, we cannot solve the equation directly. However, we can come up with some possible combinations of x and y that would satisfy the equation.
Here's an example:
Assuming x = 2 kg and y = 3 kg, the equation becomes:
2 kg + 3 kg - removed_mass = 4.523 kg
Simplifying the equation:
5 kg - removed_mass = 4.523 kg
By subtracting the desired mass from the sum of x and y, we obtain the mass that was removed:
removed_mass = 5 kg - 4.523 kg
removed_mass = 0.477 kg
So, if Kyla combined 2 kg and 3 kg of cherries but removed 0.477 kg, she would end up with 4.523 kg of cherries.
Remember that this is just one possible combination. There could be other combinations of x and y that would yield the same result.