An unbiased die is tossed until a number greater than $4$ appears. The probability that an even number of tosses is needed is

  • [IIT 1994]
  • A

    $\frac{1}{2}$

  • B

    $\frac{2}{5}$

  • C

    $\frac{1}{5}$

  • D

    $\frac{2}{3}$

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