divide -9 by 27 write the answer as a simplified fraction with the correct sign

Answer 1

To divide -9 by 27, we divide the absolute values:

|-9| / |27| = 9 / 27

Simplifying the fraction, we have:

9 / 27 = 1 / 3

Since the numerator is positive and the denominator is positive, the correct sign is positive.

Therefore, the answer is 1/3.