Find the Degree y^2+12-5y^3+y^2

$y^{2} + 12 - 5 y^{3} + y^{2}$

Add $y^{2}$ and $y^{2}$ .

$2 y^{2} + 12 - 5 y^{3}$

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

$2 y^{2} \to 2$

$12 \to 0$

$- 5 y^{3} \to 3$

The largest exponent is the degree of the polynomial.

$3$