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A and B alternately throw a pair of dice. A wins if he throws a sum of $5$ before B throws a sum of $8$ , and B wins if he throws a sum of $8$ before A throws a sum of $5$ . The probability that A wins if A makes the first throw is:

A
$\frac{9}{17}$
B
$\frac{9}{19}$
C
$\frac{8}{17}$
D
$\frac{8}{19}$

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