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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