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A student measures the time period of `100` ocillations of a simple pendulum four times. The data set is `90 s`, 91 s, 95 s, and 92 s`. If the minimum division in the measuring clock is `1 s`, then the reported men time should be:

A

`92 pm 5.0 s `

B

`92 pm 1.8 s `

C

`92 pm 3 s `

D

`92 pm 2 s `

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