Question

Using the numbers 2,3,5,8 to make an equation to  equal 104

Answer 1

$8\cdot(5\cdot2+3)=8\cdot(15+3)=8\cdot13=104$

Answer 2

One correct answer is:

8(2×5 + 3) = 104.

Explanation:

We start with 104 and work backward.  

104 is divisible by 8:
104/8 = 13.

This means we need to make 13 out of 2, 3 and 5.

13 = 10+3.

This leaves us 10 to make out of 2 and 5; 2*5 = 10, so we have:

8((2*5)+3) = 104.