The density of a cube is measured by measuring its mass and the length of its sides. If the maximum error in the measurement of mass and length are $3\%$ and $2\%$ respectively,then find the maximum error in the measurement of the density of the cube.

  • A
    $12$
  • B
    $14$
  • C
    $7$
  • D
    $9$

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