In a writing competition the first place winner receives ½ of the prize moneyThe second runner up receives ¼ of what the winner won What was the total amount of prize money distributed if the win?

If the first place winner received 1/2 of the prize money, and the second runner up received 1/4 of what the winner won, it means the total prize money distributed was 1 + 1/2 + 1/4 = 7/4 of what the winner received. This implies that the total prize money distributed was 4/7 of the amount the winner received.