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

A. $75.00

B. −$75.00

C. −$72.50

D. −$72.00

Answer 1

To calculate the contestant's balance of prize money after answering 6 questions wrong, we need to multiply the number of wrong answers by the amount lost for each wrong answer.

The contestant loses $12.50 for each wrong answer. With 6 wrong answers, the total loss is:

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

Since the contestant started with $0 and has lost $75.00, his balance of prize money is:

\[ 0 - 75.00 = -75.00 \]

Therefore, the contestant's balance of prize money is:

B. −$75.00