19) No, 3 should multiply both x and 2. As they, (x+2) are both inside the parentheses. The correct answer should be 3x + 6.
20) No, when it comes to exponents and multiply, exponents is done first before multiply. Therefore, Brett should square 3 first before multiplying it by 2. the correct steps should be
2 * 3^2 + 5
= 2* 9 + 5
=18 + 5
=23