Evaluating the appropriateness of the an answer.
Situation 1: Below is a picture of a meter stick divided in increments of 1 millimeter (10 millimeters = 1 centimeter). The meter stick is being used to measure an object. Three individuals looked at the value and recorded their estimate of the length. For each recording, explain in detail why it is or is not a reasonable value for the length of the object.
40 41 42 43
Individual 1: 41.5 centimeters, give-or-take 3 millimeters
Individual 2: 41.6 centimeters, give-or-take 1 millimeter
Individual 3: 41.63 centimeters, give-or-take 0.3 millimeters