The sum of the reciprocals of two positive consecutive integers is 240/31 .

Question

a. Explain what each of the expressions represents in this problem.
i) x
ii) x+1
iii) 1/x
iv) 1/(x+1)
V) [(1/x)+(1/(x+1))]
B. Solve the problem. Verify the solution.

Answer 1

surely it is V, since x and x+1 are consecutive integers