You must plug all the given numbers into the problem
3(3)^2- (-2)^3 - (-2)^3 - (-5)
the you calculate the exponents
3(9) - (-8) - (-8) - (-5)
3 times 9 is 27
27 - (-8) - (-8) - (-5)
now you can change the negatives to positives because a negative times a negative is a positive
27 + 8 + 8+ 5 = 48