Answer
Degrees of the terms
$x^3y: 4$
$-6: 0$
$2x^2y^2: 4$
$5y^3: 3$
Degree of the polynomial: 4
Work Step by Step
Degrees of the terms
$x^3y: 3+1=4$
$-6: 0$
$2x^2y^2: 2+2=4$
$5y^3: 3$
Degree of the polynomial
The largest degree of term is 4, so 4 is the degree of the polynomial.