The density of a cube is measured by measuring its mass and the length of its sides. If the maximum error in the measurement of mass and length are $4\%$ and $3\%$ respectively,the maximum error in the measurement of density will be ........ $\%$

  • A
    $7$
  • B
    $9$
  • C
    $12$
  • D
    $13$

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