In order to determine the Young's Modulus of a wire of radius 
(measured using a scale of least count = 
) and length 
(measured using a scale of least count 
), a weight of mass 
(measured using a scale of least count 
) was hanged to get the elongation of 
(measured using a scale of least count 
). What will be the fractional error in the value of Young's Modulus determined by this experiment?
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