Question

Question
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:

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

Now, simplify the fraction by finding the greatest common divisor (GCD) of the numerator and the denominator. The GCD of \(-9\) and \(27\) is \(9\).

Now, divide both the numerator and the denominator by \(9\):

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

Therefore, the answer as a simplified fraction with the correct sign is:

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