On a quiz show, a contestant loses $12.50 in prize money for each wrong answer. One contestant has answered no questions right and 6 questions wrong. What is his balance of prize money?(1 point)

Question

Responses

−$72.00
negative $72.00

−$72.50
negative $72.50

$75.00
$75.00

−$75.00

Answer 1

To find the contestant's balance of prize money, we start by calculating the total amount lost due to the 6 wrong answers. The contestant loses $12.50 for each wrong answer.

Total loss = Number of wrong answers × Loss per wrong answer

Total loss = 6 × $12.50 = $75.00

Since the contestant answered all questions wrong and none correctly, the balance of prize money is negative:

Balance = -$75.00

Therefore, the correct response is:

−$75.00