At the Marldon Apple-Pie-Fayre bake-off, prize money is awarded for 1st, 2nd and 3rd places in the ratio . Last year Mrs Keat and Mr Jewell shared third prize equally.
What fraction of the total prize money did Mrs Keat receive? Give your fraction in its simplest form.
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