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Answer:
7
Explanation:
The degree of each term is the sum of the degrees of the variables in it.
Term, Degrees
-5, 0
-5x^2wy^4, x:2, w:1, y:4 -- term degree = 2+1+4 = 7
-y^4x^2, y:4, x:2 -- term degree = 4+2 = 6
-4w^3, w:3 -- term degree = 3
The highest of these is 7, so the degree of this polynomial is 7.