Chapter 6 - Section 6.5 - Solving Equations Containing Rational Expressions - Exercise Set - Page 378: 50

$x+(x+1)=147$; The consecutive integers are 73 and 74.

Let x = the smaller integer Then $x+1$ = bigger integer Thus, the translation of the given sentence as an equation is: $x+(x+1)=147$ Solving the equation gives: $2x+1=147 \\2x=147-1 \\2x=146 \\x = \frac{146}{2} \\x=73