Question

Sixteen subtracted from the product of two consecutive number is 56

Answer 1

Answer:

So , the numbers are 8 and 9 .

Step-by-step explanation:

Let us take the smaller number to be x , so -

⇒ [x×(x+1)] - 16   = 56

⇒ 9x                  = 56+16   { Transposition }

⇒ x                    = 72 ÷ 9  

⇒ x                    = 8