SOLUTION: in a writing competition,the first place winner recives 1/2 of the prize money.the second runner up recives 1/4 of what the winner won.what was the total amount of prize money dist

Question 86113: in a writing competition,the first place winner recives 1/2 of the prize money.the second runner up recives 1/4 of what the winner won.what was the total amount of prize money distributed if the winner recives $6,000? Answer: a:$6000 b:$8,500 c:$12,000 d:$15,000 e:$18,500
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in a writing competition,the first place winner recives 1/2 of the prize money.the second runner up recives 1/4 of what the winner won.what was the total amount of prize money distributed if the winner recives $6,000?
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Let amount of prize money be "x".
EQUATION:
(1/2)x = 6000
x=$12,000
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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