6 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 with pepperoni?<spanclass=′latex−bold′>(A)</span>21<spanclass=′latex−bold′>(B)</span>32<spanclass=′latex−bold′>(C)</span>43<spanclass=′latex−bold′>(D)</span>65<spanclass=′latex−bold′>(E)</span>87