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To evaluate the expression:

\[-\frac{3}{4} \times -\frac{1}{5} \div -\frac{1}{4} + -\frac{2}{5}\]

  1. **Step 1: Simplify the multiplication and division**
  2. First, evaluate \(-\frac{3}{4} \times -\frac{1}{5}\):

    \[ -\frac{3}{4} \times -\frac{1}{5} = \frac{3}{4} \times \frac{1}{5} = \frac{3}{20} \]

    Next, divide by \(-\frac{1}{4}\):

    Dividing by a fraction is the same as multiplying by its reciprocal:

    \[ \frac{3}{20} \div -\frac{1}{4} = \frac{3}{20} \times -4 \ = -\frac{12}{20} = -\frac{3}{5} \]

  3. **Step 2: Simplify the addition**
  4. Now we are left with:

    \[-\frac{3}{5} + -\frac{2}{5}\]

    Combine the fractions:

    \[ -\frac{3}{5} - \frac{2}{5} = -\frac{5}{5} = -1\]

  5. **Final Result**
  6. The final answer for the evaluated expression is:

    -1


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