To figure out this problem, we need to break down the steps:
-3p(p + 2) - (2p + 3)
because -3p is next to the equation in parentheses, (p + 2), you should multiply -3p into both p and 2
-3p x p = -3p² (if you multiply a variable (p) by another of the same variable with no power, it becomes squared)
-3p x 2 = -6p
so the first part of the equation went from -3p(p + 2) to -3p² -6p
and the second part of the equation has no multiplying to do
so now we add like terms!
-3p² -6p - 2p + 3
-3p² -8p + 3
order from greatest power to least power (first goes the number/variable with the highest power, then the term with a variable, and lastly the number. Right now it is currently in the correct order).
-3p² -8p + 3 is your final answer
