$$ \begin{aligned} -2-\frac{134}{5}x &= 0&& \text{multiply ALL terms by } \color{blue}{ 5 }. \\[1 em]-5\cdot2-5 \cdot \frac{134}{5}x &= 5\cdot0&& \text{cancel out the denominators} \\[1 em]-10-134x &= 0&& \text{ move the constants to the right } \\[1 em]-134x &= 10&& \text{ divide both sides by $ -134 $ } \\[1 em]x &= -\frac{10}{134}&& \\[1 em]x &= -\frac{5}{67}&& \\[1 em] \end{aligned} $$

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