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In the triangle ABC, the base BC is trisected
at D and E. The line through D, parallel to
AB, meets AC at F and the line through E
parallel to AC meets AB at G. Let EG and
DF intersect at H. What is the ratio of the
sum of the area of parallelogram AGHF and
the area of the triangle DHE to the area of
the triangle ABC ?

A

A. `1//2`

B

B. `1//3`

C

C. `1//4`

D

D. `1//6`

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