better form would be to place the equal sign in front of each new line
You also have errors
-3(x + 3)- 2(x + 4)
= -3x - 9 - 2x - 8
= -3x - 2x - 9 - 8
= -5x - 17
-3(x + 3)- 2(x + 4)=
-3x + 9 - 2x + 8=
-3x - 2x + 9 + 8=
answer x + 17
is this correct
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You forgot the negative numbers.
-3(x + 3)- 2(x + 4)=
-3x - 9 - 2x - 8 = -5x - 17
-3(x + 3)- 2(x + 4)=
-3x - 9 - 2x - 8 = -5x - 17
so -3 x 3 made -9. how did the 2 become negative, I thought it was a subtraction sign?