4h+3=The Pay of Shea
3.5h +6= The pay of Kelly
4h+3=3.5h+6
-3 -3
4h=3.5h+3
-3.5h
.5h=3
*2 *2
h=?
Then stick "h" into one of the original equations and solve for someones pay to get "p"
3.5(h)+6=p OR 4(h)+3 =p
Let's take a peek of each term, to be specific, the exponent of the variables only, to see what degree each term is

so...which term has the highest degree? well, that one, is the degree of the polynomial
What language is it? can't read
4x^5 + 2x^4 + x^3 + 3x^2 + 9x = 0