ISL 1988 Problem 87

In a row written in increasing order all the irreducible positive rational numbers, such that the product of the numerator and the denominator is less than 1988. Prove that any two adjacent fractions $\frac{a}{b}$ and $\frac{c}{d},$ $\frac{a}{b} < \frac{c}{d},$ satisfy the equation $b \cdot c - a \cdot d = 1.$