A wire has a mass $0.3 \pm 0.003\,g$, radius $0.5 \pm 0.005\,mm$ and length $6 \pm 0.06\,cm$. The maximum percentage error in the measurement of its density is .......... $\%$
  • A$1$
  • B$2$
  • C$3$
  • D$4$
IIT 2004, Medium
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