Pre-Algebra Examples

$\frac{3}{8} y^{2} - \frac{1}{2} y^{2} - \frac{1}{4}$

Step 1

Simplify each term.

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Step 1.1

Combine $\frac{3}{8}$ and $y^{2}$ .

$\frac{3 y^{2}}{8} - \frac{1}{2} y^{2} - \frac{1}{4}$

Step 1.2

Combine $y^{2}$ and $\frac{1}{2}$ .

$\frac{3 y^{2}}{8} - \frac{y^{2}}{2} - \frac{1}{4}$

Step 2

Identify the exponents on the variables in each term, and add them together to find the degree of each term.

$\frac{3 y^{2}}{8} \to 2$

$- \frac{y^{2}}{2} \to 2$

$- \frac{1}{4} \to 0$

Step 3

The largest exponent is the degree of the polynomial.

$2$