Kyla combined two amounts of cherries and then removed some. She ended up with 4.523 kg of cherries. What might the masses have been? pls respond i need help with this
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.
To find the possible masses of the cherries that Kyla combined, we need to consider different combinations that would result in a total mass of 4.523 kg. However, we need more information to narrow down the possible combinations. Could you provide any additional details or conditions related to the amounts of cherries combined?
To determine the possible masses of the cherries before some were removed, we can set up an equation based on the information provided.
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.