Divide −9 by 27. Write the answer as a simplified fraction with the correct sign.

Answer 1

To divide -9 by 27, you can write it as a fraction:

\[ \frac{-9}{27} \]

Next, simplify the fraction. Both -9 and 27 can be divided by 9:

\[ \frac{-9 \div 9}{27 \div 9} = \frac{-1}{3} \]

Thus, the answer is:

\[ \frac{-1}{3} \]