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Beginning with a regular hexagon, a 6-pointed star is formed by constructing equilateral triangles, whose sides are the same length as the sides of the hexagon, on each side of the hexagon as shown. One of the equilateral triangles is shaded. The shaded area is what fractional part of the entire area of the 6-pointed star? Express the answer as a fraction in simplest form.

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1/12

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