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Ali is in a minivan with x children . Let y be the average (arithmetic mean ) of the children's ages . If Ali's age is 6 times y , then her age is what fraction of the total ages of all the people in the minivan ?

A

`6/(6+y)`

B

`6/(6+x)`

C

`6/(x+y)`

D

`x/(6y)`

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B
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