Question: User: 9x3/9
1. **State the problem:** Simplify the expression $$9 \times 3 \div 9$$.
2. **Recall the order of operations:** Multiplication and division are performed from left to right.
3. **Perform the multiplication first:** $$9 \times 3 = 27$$.
4. **Now divide:** $$27 \div 9$$.
5. **Show intermediate cancellation:** $$\frac{27}{9} = \frac{\cancel{27}}{\cancel{9}} = 3$$.
6. **Final answer:** The simplified value of $$9 \times 3 \div 9$$ is $$3$$.