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)

To calculate the contestant's balance of prize money, we need to determine the total amount lost due to the wrong answers.

The contestant loses $12.50 for each wrong answer. Since the contestant answered 6 questions wrong, the total loss is:

\[
\text{Total loss} = \text{Loss per wrong answer} \times \text{Number of wrong answers} = 12.50 \times 6 = 75.00
\]

Since the contestant answered no questions correctly, their balance of prize money is equal to the total loss, which would be negative:

\[
\text{Balance} = -75.00
\]

Thus, the contestant's balance of prize money is \(-75.00\) (negative $75.00).

The correct response is:
**−$75.00 (negative $75.00)**