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)
Responses
−$75.00
negative $75.00
$75.00
$75.00
−$72.00
negative $72.00
−$72.50
The contestant loses $12.50 for each wrong answer. Since the contestant answered 6 questions wrong, his balance of prize money will be 6 * $12.50 = $<<6*12.5=75.00>>75.00. Therefore, the correct answer is $75.00.
To find the balance of prize money, you need to calculate the amount lost for each wrong answer and then subtract that from the initial prize money. Since each wrong answer results in a loss of $12.50, and the contestant has answered 6 questions wrong, the amount lost would be:
$12.50 x 6 = $75.00
Since the contestant has lost $75.00, the balance of prize money would be negative $75.00 or −$75.00.
To find the balance of prize money for the contestant, we need to calculate the amount lost for each wrong answer and then subtract it from the original prize money.
The contestant loses $12.50 for each wrong answer. In this case, the contestant answered 6 questions wrong.
To calculate the amount lost for wrong answers, we multiply the amount lost per wrong answer ($12.50) by the number of wrong answers (6):
$12.50 * 6 = $75.00
Since the contestant answered no questions right, the total prize money lost is $75.00.
Therefore, the contestant's balance of prize money is minus $75.00 or negative $75.00.