Given: Percentage error in A, B, C and D is 1, 2, 3 and 4, respectively.
The maximum percentage error in X is given by,
XΔX×100=2(AΔA×100)+21(BΔB×100)+31(CΔC×100)+3(DΔD×100)
XΔX×100=2×1+21×2+31×3+3×4
XΔX×100=16. will be the maximum percentage error in X.