$A$ fair die is tossed repeatedly until a six is obtained. Let $X$ denote the number of tosses required and let $a=P(X=3)$,$b=P(X \geq 3)$ and $c=P(X \geq 6 \mid X>3)$. Then $\frac{b+c}{a}$ is equal to

  • A
    $19$
  • B
    $12$
  • C
    $14$
  • D
    $16$

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