Thickness of a pencil measured by using a screw gauge (least count $0.001 \,cm$) comes out to be $0.802 \,cm$. The percentage error in the measurement is ........... $\%$

  • A
    $0.125$
  • B
    $2.43$
  • C
    $4.12$
  • D
    $2.14$

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