Use the fivestep problemsolving approachSolutionlet the two
Use the five-step problem-solving approach.
Solution
let the two consequtive numbers be x and x+1
so x(x+1)=132
or, x2+x-132=0
or, x2+12x-11x-132=0
or, x(x+12)-11(x+12)=0
or, (x+12)(x-11)=0
or, x=-12 or 11
since the numbers are parking space numbers hence they can not be negative.
hence x=11
so the numbers are 11 and 12 [answer]
