Chapter 8 - Polynomials and Factoring - 8-1 Adding and Subtracting Polynomials - Practice and Problem-Solving Exercises - Page 477: 14

$degree=4$

We need to find the degree of this monomial: $12w^4$ To find the degree of the monomial, you must add the powers of all the variables together. We have one variable in this expression, $w$. Since there is only one variable, we don't need to add anything. $w$ is to the $4th$ power, so the degree is $4$.