I want to quiz show a contestant loses 12.50 in prize money for each wrong answer one contestant has answered no questions right and six questions wrong what is this balance surprise money a negative $72 B negative $72.50 see -75 d $75

Answer 1

To find out the contestant's balance in prize money after answering six questions wrong, we can calculate the total loss from those wrong answers.

The contestant loses $12.50 for each wrong answer, and if they answered six questions wrong, the total loss would be:

\[ \text{Total Loss} = \text{Number of Wrong Answers} \times \text{Loss per Wrong Answer} \]

\[ \text{Total Loss} = 6 \times 12.50 = 75 \]

Since the contestant has answered all questions wrong, their balance in prize money would be a negative amount:

\[ \text{Balance} = -75 \]

So, the balance in prize money is -75, which corresponds to option D: -$75.