The sum of two numbers is

36

. The larger number is

16

more than the smaller number. What are the numbers?

9 and 25

1st 2nd Total

0 16 16

1 17 18

2 18 20

3 19 22

4 20 24

5 21 26

6 22 28

7 23 30

8 24 32

9 25 34

10 26 36

11 27 38

12 28 40

13 29 42

14 30 44

15 31 46

16 32 48

17 33 50

18 34 52

19 35 54

20 36 56

26 and 10, work it backwards, or you can use trial and error