Answer:
17 - 2 × 3 - 8 = 3 ⇒ (- , × , -)
Step-by-step explanation:
Lets revise the order of operation
# Multiplication and Division which comes first from left to right
# Addition and Subtraction which comes first from left to right
Lets explain how to solve the problem
17 __ 2 __ 3 __ 8 = 3
We want to use + , - , × or ÷ symbols to make the statement true
Lets try to find the correct operations
∵ The answer is smaller than all the numbers in the statement
∴ There is subtraction
∵ 17 - 2 = 15
∵ 15 - 3 = 12
∵ 12 - 8 = 4 which is not the answer
Then lets multiply 17 , 2 and multiply 3 , 8 and subtract their results
∵ 17 × 2 = 34
∵ 3 × 8 = 24
∵ 34 - 24 = 10 which is not the answer
Then lets multiply 2 , 3 and then subtract the result from 17 and then
subtract 8 from the last result
∵ 2 × 3 = 6
∵ 17 - 6 = 11
∵ 11 - 8 = 3 which is the answer
∴ 17 - 2 × 3 - 8 = 3
∴ The symbols are - , × , -