, 2005

The symbol $\begin{array}{|c|c|}\hline 3 & 4 \\ \hline 5 & 6 \\ \hline \end{array}$ is evaluated as $3 \times 6 + 4 \times 5 = 38$. If $\begin{array}{|c|c|}\hline 2 & 6 \\ \hline 1 & \square \\ \hline \end{array}$ is evaluated as $16$, then the number that should be placed in the empty space is

(A) $1$ (B) $2$ (C) $3$ (D) $4$ (E) $5$