The volume of a box is calculated where the measured dimensions are 20 cm, 15 cm and 12 cm. The actual values for each dimension can be more or less different to 0.2 cm. Evaluate absolute, relative and percentage error of the operation considering the maximum error

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The volume of a box is calculated where the measured dimensions are 20 cm, 15 cm and
12 cm. The actual values for each dimension can be more or less different to 0.2 cm. Evaluate
absolute, relative and percentage error of the operation considering the maximum error
condition by rounding-off the error values correct to 5 significant figures.

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