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

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To divide −9 by 27, we divide the absolute values and then determine the sign of the result.

|-9| ÷ |27| = 9 ÷ 27 = 1/3

Since the original dividend is negative, the answer will also be negative.

Therefore, the simplified fraction with the correct sign is -1/3.