If the smaller of the two consecutive numbers is x, the second number will be x+1 [tex]x+4(x+1)=59[/tex] [tex]x+4x+4=59[/tex] [tex]5x=55[/tex] Therefore, [tex]x=11[/tex] The smaller number is 11, then the larger number is 12. Please mark me as brainliest.