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CEMC Gauss (Grade 7), 2001

Geometry Difficulty 3.0 AMC 10/12 Find the answer Canada

A regular hexagon is inscribed in an equilateral triangle, as shown. If the hexagon has an area of 12, the area of this triangle is

(A) $20$ (B) $16$ (C) $15$ (D) $18$ (E) $24$

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