There is a typo, for there are no such consecutive integers. I am guessing that the 25/56 should have been 15/56. I will assume that. Smaller integer = x Larger integer = x+1Multiply through by LCD of 56x(x+1), written as 56(x+1) + 56x = 15x(x+1) 56x + 56 + 56x = 15x² + 15x 112x + 56 = 15x² + 15x 0 = 15x² - 97x - 56 0 = (x - 7)(15x + 8) x - 7 = 0; 15x + 8 = 0 x = 7 15x = -8 x = Ignore the fraction answer. Thus the integers are x = 7 and x+1 = 8 Edwin