$A$ surveyor's $30$-$m$ steel tape is correct at some temperature. On a hot day,the tape has expanded to $30.01$ $m$. On that day,the tape indicates a distance of $15.52$ $m$ between two points. The true distance between these points is: (in $m$)

  • A
    $15.515$
  • B
    $15.520$
  • C
    $15.525$
  • D
    $15.500$

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