27 3 5 2 = 19

I am trying to determine what symbol I need between each number to make the sentence true. +, - X or /

I am not clear if I can use the same symbol multiple times in the equation.

27/3 + 5*2 = 19

To solve this problem, we need to find symbols (+, -, ×, or ÷) to place between the numbers 27, 3, 5, and 2 in order to make the equation true: 27 ? 3 ? 5 ? 2 = 19. The symbols can be used multiple times or not at all.

To approach this puzzle, we can try different combinations of symbols and calculate the result for each combination.

Let's consider the first number, 27. We can place any symbol after it, so let's start with addition (+): 27 + 3 ? 5 ? 2 = 19. We can continue by trying each symbol for every remaining pair of numbers. Let's try addition for all combinations:

27 + 3 + 5 + 2 = 37 (not equal to 19)
27 + 3 + 5 - 2 = 33 (not equal to 19)
27 + 3 + 5 × 2 = 41 (not equal to 19)
27 + 3 + 5 ÷ 2 = 35.5 (not equal to 19)

Since none of the combinations with addition yielded a result of 19, let's try the other symbols. We'll go through each symbol and repeat the process:

27 - 3 + 5 + 2 = 31 (not equal to 19)
27 - 3 + 5 - 2 = 27 (not equal to 19)
27 - 3 + 5 × 2 = 29 (not equal to 19)
27 - 3 + 5 ÷ 2 = 26.5 (not equal to 19)

27 × 3 + 5 + 2 = 96 (not equal to 19)
27 × 3 + 5 - 2 = 100 (not equal to 19)
27 × 3 + 5 × 2 = 89 (not equal to 19)
27 × 3 + 5 ÷ 2 = 91.5 (not equal to 19)

27 ÷ 3 + 5 + 2 = 16 (not equal to 19)
27 ÷ 3 + 5 - 2 = 18 (not equal to 19)
27 ÷ 3 + 5 × 2 = 21 (not equal to 19)
27 ÷ 3 + 5 ÷ 2 = 19.5 (not equal to 19)

After trying all combinations, we see that none of them yield a result of 19. Therefore, there is no symbol placement that would make the equation 27 ? 3 ? 5 ? 2 = 19 true.

27-3*5/2

sorry that = 23

27+3-5-2