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The textbook approach is to come up with the ratio total by adding together the ratio parts: 1 + 2 + 3 = 6, so the 
ratio for the biggest winner is 
the entire prize of $12,000, so he or she would earn 
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You could also try out the answer choices, starting with the number in the middle.
The greatest amount earned by one of the three winners is $3,000, and the ratio of winnings is 1 : 2 : 3, so the money would be divided $1,000 : $2,000 : $3,000, for a total prize of $6,000. This is half the actual amount of $12,000, so it looks like $6,000 is the answer:
Let's prove it:
1 : 2 : 3 = $2,000 : $4,000 : $6,000, for a total of $12,000, which works.
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