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Let's call the two numbers "x" and "y".

From the problem statement, we know that:

x + y = 38 (equation 1)
x - y = 16 (equation 2)

To solve for x and y, we can use a system of equations.

We can add equation 1 and equation 2 to eliminate y and get:

2x = 54

x = 27

Now we can substitute x = 27 into either equation 1 or equation 2 to solve for y. Let's use equation 1:

x + y = 38

27 + y = 38

y = 11

Therefore, the two numbers are 27 and 11.
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