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A boy found the answer for the question "subtract the sum of `1/4` and `1/5` from unity and express the answer in decimals as 0.45." The percentage of error in his answer was

A

`(100/11) %`

B

`5%`

C

`0.1%`

D

`(200/11) %`

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