A3. Janez drew a pattern on a piece of paper, consisting of congruent squares and congruent hexagons, and then drew 2 perpendicular dashed lines on the pattern (see the image). What is the ratio of the area covered by the squares to the area covered by the hexagons?
(A) $1: 3$
(B) $1: 2$
(C) $14: 27$
(D) $4: 7$
(E) $14: 9$

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