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 prise money?

Question

-$75.00
-$72.50
-$72.00
$75.00

Answer 1

To find the contestant's balance of prize money after answering 6 questions wrong, we need to calculate the total loss from the wrong answers.

The loss per wrong answer is $12.50. Since the contestant answered 6 questions wrong, the total loss can be calculated as follows:

Total loss = Number of wrong answers × Loss per wrong answer
Total loss = 6 × $12.50 = $75.00

Since the contestant only has losses and no winnings, their balance of prize money is:

Balance = 0 - Total loss = 0 - $75.00 = -$75.00

Thus, the contestant's balance of prize money is -$75.00.