Divide: negative 27, divided by 3.

1. Division of signed numbers follows the same sign rules as multiplication. 2. Negative 27 and 3 have different signs, so the quotient will be negative. 3. 27 divided by 3 equals 9, so the quotient is -9. _Source: OpenStax Prealgebra (CC BY 4.0), Ch 3 "Integers", section 3.4 Multiply and Divide Integers_