The product of two consecutive negative integers is 600. what is the value of the lesser integer?

Value of lesser integer is -25

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the two consecutive negative integers be .

Given: Product of two consecutive negative integers is 600

using property (multiplication is distributive over addition): , we get

As x is negative, is rejected

Therefore,

So,

We know that . On multiplying both sides by -1, we get

So, value of lesser integer is -25

ratio is 2 : 9

the answer is three

13.5 : 3