Is the assistant correct

In trail A, the measured value is 240,while the actual value is 200. In Trail B, the measured value is 195, while the actual value is 240. An assistant says that trial B has the greater percent error. Is the assistant correct.
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in trial A 240/200=6/5=1.20 which is 20% overestimate.

In trial B 195/240=13/16=0.8125 which is 18.75% underestimate.

So trial A has the greater error, and the assistant is wrong.

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