A: no
X = 3
2x + 3
2(3) + 3
6 + 3
9
For the other one:
2(x + 3)
2(3+3)
2(6)
12
2x + 3 and 2(x + 3) are not equivalent because one has parentheses, which means you will have to do parentheses first instead of multiplication (PEMDAS rule)
Hope this helps!