Why Is My Quadratic Equation Conversion Incorrect?

[SunnyBoy123]

Ok so what am I doing wrong, when i try to put equation 300 = (x+3)(x+2)(1) into Stanford form I get x^2 + 5x - 294 = 0.

 

[SunnyBoy123]

http://imgur.com/a/N9E83

 

[mjc123]

There's a typo. If the sides were originally x and x+5, afterwards they are x-2 (not x+2) and x+3.

 

[DrClaude]

This is homework. Please repost in a homework forum, with the template correctly filled out.

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