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A student measured the diameter of a small steel ball using a screw gauge of least count `0.001 cm`. The main scale reading is `5 mm` and zero of circular scale division coincides with 25 divisions above the reference level. If screw gauge has a zero error of `-0.004 cm`, the correct diameter of the ball is

A

`0.521 cm`

B

`0.529cm`

C

`0.053` cm

D

`0.526` cm

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