Subtraction is. Pemdas. Whichever comes first left to right is what you should do. In this case subtraction comes before addition, therefore subtraction is the right route
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It will be 65 ft there u go
All you need to do is plug in 3 wherever you see an x!
y = 3(3) - 2(3)^2 + 5(3)^3
y = 9 - 2(9) + 5(27)
y = 9 - 18 + 135
y = -9 + 135
y = 126
Hope this helps!