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

$75.00
$75.00

−$72.50
negative $72.50

−$72.00
negative $72.00

−$75.00

Answer 1

To find the contestant's balance of prize money, we first need to calculate how much he lost for answering 6 questions wrong.

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

\[ \text{Total loss} = 6 \times 12.50 = 75.00 \]

Since he has not answered any questions correctly, his total balance of prize money becomes:

\[ \text{Balance} = 0 - 75.00 = -75.00 \]

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

The correct response is: \(-$75.00\)