Answer:
Let the numbers be x and y
x+y=16—equation 1
x-y=2—equation 2
On adding equation 1 and 2,
(You can also do subtraction and find the value of y first)
=>(x+y)+(x-y)=16+2
=>x+y+x-y=18
=>2x=18
=>x=18/2
=>x=9
So first number that is x is 9, for the second, we will put x in either equation 1 or 2
I will put the value of x in equation 1
=>x+y=16
=>y=16-x
=>y=16–9
=>y=7
So the second number is 7.
So the two numbers are 9 and 7.
Now as per question,
Product of the numbers:
=9×7
=63
So the product of the numbers is 63.
