A single sheet of aluminium foil is folded twice to produce a stack of four sheets. The total thickness of the stack of sheets is measured to be (0.80 ± 0.02)mm. This measurement is made using a digital caliper with a zero error of (–0.20 ± 0.02) mm. What is the percentage uncertainty in the calculated thickness of a single sheet?
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C: 4.0%
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