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

−$75.00
negative $75.00

−$72.50
negative $72.50

$75.00

Answer 1

To calculate the contestant's balance of prize money, we need to determine the total amount lost for the 6 wrong answers.

The contestant loses $12.50 for each wrong answer. Therefore, for 6 wrong answers:

\[ 6 \text{ wrong answers} \times -12.50 \text{ dollars/wrong answer} = -75.00 \text{ dollars} \]

This means the contestant's balance of prize money is \(-75.00\).

So the correct answer is:

−$75.00 (or "negative $75.00").