2010 AMC 8 Problems/Problem 10

Problem

Six pepperoni circles will exactly fit across the diameter of a $12$ -inch pizza when placed. If a total of $24$ circles of pepperoni are placed on this pizza without overlap, what fraction of the pizza is covered by pepperoni?

$\textbf{(A)}\ \frac 12 \qquad\textbf{(B)}\ \frac 23 \qquad\textbf{(C)}\ \frac 34 \qquad\textbf{(D)}\ \frac 56 \qquad\textbf{(E)}\ \frac 78$

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2010 AMC 8 Problems/Problem 10

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