The expression is \ \
(Substitute a = 5, b = 12 and c = 4)
(Rewrite the expression as division problem)
By the order of operations (PEMDAS):
\First evaluate the expression within the parenthesis.
\ (Subtract:
)
Next operation is multiplication.
\ (Multiply:
)
Next operation is subtraction.
\ (Subtract:
)
The value of the expression is 17.