In the case of a polynomial with more than one variable, the degree is found by looking at each monomial within the polynomial, adding together all the exponents within a monomial, and choosing the largest sum of exponents.
If the Sanchez family is using 2 3/4 (or 2.75) tubes of toothpaste and there are 12 months in a year, we use the equation above and get 33 as our answer.
