How Shady?

What fraction of this triangle is shaded?
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The diagram below shows an equilateral triangle with some triangles shaded inside it.

Each shaded triangle is equilateral and touches the sides of the largest triangle and of the shaded triangles next to it.

What fraction of the whole triangle is shaded?

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How Shady?


This problem is taken from the World Mathematics Championships