I'll be giving my answer and reasoning to the question. Could you please explain what I did wrong(assuming I did do something wrong)?

1: State the degree: (x3)(y^2)+7(x^2)(y^5)-3(x)(y^8)
The degree is xy? Because 1 is the GCF of 1,2,and 3 as well as 2,5, and 8.

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I'll be giving my answer and reasoning to the question.  Could you please explain what I did wrong(assuming I did do something wrong)?

1: State the degree: (x3)(y^2)+7(x^2)(y^5)-3(x)(y^8)
The degree is xy?  Because 1 is the GCF of 1,2,and 3 as well as 2,5, and 8.

anonymous · Answer

the degree is a number, not a variable

anonymous · Answer

$$ (x^3)(y^2)+7(x^2)(y^5)-3(x)(y^8)$$ i believe the degree is 9 because of the last term
the exponents add up to 9 and that is the  highest one

anonymous · Answer

Okay thank you very much.  I guess that makes sense.