One main scale division of a vernier callipers is $a$ $cm$ and $n ^{\text {th }}$ division of the vernier scale coincide with $( n -1)^{\text {th }}$ division of the main scale. The least count of the callipers in $mm$ is
  • A$\frac{10 na }{( n -1)}$
  • B$\frac{10 a }{( n -1)}$
  • C$\left(\frac{ n -1}{10 n }\right) a$
  • D$\frac{10 a }{ n }$
JEE MAIN 2021, Medium
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