1. **State the problem:** Rewrite the polynomial $x - x^5 - \frac{1}{3}$ in standard form. 2. **Recall the standard form of a polynomial:** A polynomial is written in standard form when its terms are ordered from the highest degree to the lowest degree. 3. **Identify the degrees of each term:** - $-x^5$ has degree 5. - $x$ has degree 1. - $-\frac{1}{3}$ is a constant term with degree 0. 4. **Rewrite the polynomial in descending order of degree:** $$-x^5 + x - \frac{1}{3}$$ 5. **Final answer:** The polynomial in standard form is $$-x^5 + x - \frac{1}{3}$$