The least count of a stopwatch is $0.2\, s$. The time for $20\, oscillations$ of a pendulum is measured to be $25\, s$. The percentage error in the measurement of time will be ........ $\%$

  • A
    $8$
  • B
    $1.8$
  • C
    $0.8$
  • D
    $0.1$

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