To answer the question, I'll first explain with an example: By how much does 6 exceed 4?
To get the answer of that, just subtract the second term from the first.
The answer is obviously 2.
Therefore, for the answer to this question, simply subtract 3a-5b+8from 1
1-(3a-5b+8)
=-3a+5b-7
=7-3a+5b
=