Use the properties of operation and rules for multiplying and dividing to solve:

(-2) x (1/5) / (2/3) x ( - 5/6) / (3/4)

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To solve the expression \((-2) \times \left(\frac{1}{5}\right) \div \left(\frac{2}{3}\right) \times \left(- \frac{5}{6}\right) \div \left(\frac{3}{4}\right)\), we can handle the multiplication and division step by step.

  1. Convert divisions to multiplication by using the reciprocal: \[ a \div b = a \times \frac{1}{b} \]

So we rewrite the expression: \[ (-2) \times \left(\frac{1}{5}\right) \times \frac{3}{2} \times \left(- \frac{5}{6}\right) \times \frac{4}{3} \]

  1. Combine everything together: We can group the terms that we are multiplying: \[ = (-2) \times \left(\frac{1}{5}\right) \times \left(- \frac{5}{6}\right) \times \left(\frac{3}{2}\right) \times \left(\frac{4}{3}\right) \]

  2. Calculate the product: Let's multiply the numbers step by step.

    Calculate the constants: \[ (-2) \times (-5) = 10 \] So we have: \[ 10 \times \frac{1}{5} \times \frac{3}{2} \times \frac{4}{3} \]

    Multiplying \(\frac{1}{5}\) and \(10\): \[ 10 \times \frac{1}{5} = 2 \]

    Now we rewrite the expression: \[ 2 \times \frac{3}{2} \times \frac{4}{3} \]

    Now multiply \(2\) and \(\frac{3}{2}\): \[ 2 \times \frac{3}{2} = 3 \]

    Now we have: \[ 3 \times \frac{4}{3} \]

    Finally, multiply \(3\) and \(\frac{4}{3}\): \[ 3 \times \frac{4}{3} = 4 \]

So, the final result is: \[ \boxed{4} \]