Answer:
so you can simplify the ratio
Step-by-step explanation:

In the first step multiply the negative after two and the negative with 9 (negative times negative equals to positive )the according to BEDMAS from left to right do addition and subtraction
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Let's say the first number is "a"
the next consecutive can just be "a+1" and the next, you guessed it, "a+2"
the two smaller ones are a and a+1, the larger one is a+2
now, the product of "a" and "a+1" equals 5 times "a+2" but less by 5
thus a(a + 1) = 5(a + 2) - 5 <----- solve for "a"