Evaluate -3/((-3)^2)

$\frac{- 3}{{(- 3)}^{2}}$

Cancel the common factor of $- 3$ and ${(- 3)}^{2}$ .

Factor $- 3$ out of $- 3$ .

$\frac{- 3 (1)}{{(- 3)}^{2}}$

Cancel the common factors.

Factor $- 3$ out of ${(- 3)}^{2}$ .

$\frac{- 3 (1)}{- 3 \cdot - 3}$

Cancel the common factor.

$\frac{- 3 \cdot 1}{- 3 \cdot - 3}$

Rewrite the expression.

$\frac{1}{- 3}$

Move the negative in front of the fraction.

$- \frac{1}{3}$

The result can be shown in multiple forms.

Exact Form:

$- \frac{1}{3}$

Decimal Form:

$- 0.\overline{3}$