Question 252691
Firstly, the word consecutive means, one after the other.
For example, 3,5, 7, 9 are a set of consecutive odd numbers.

In this case, since there are two numbers we can divide 40 into 2 and get;
40/2 = 20

The consective odd numbers nearest to 20 is your answer.
That is 19 and 21
Note, 19+21 = 40.