3. Suppose that three people were told to determine the length of a piece of wood and were given a tape measure whose smallest markings were at 0.1 centimeter intervals. They report the following values: Person | Value measured for length 1 | 11.6 cm 2 | 11.6283476 cm 3 | 11.63 cm Who is documenting this measurement correctly? The correct question is "who recognizes the questionable digit and documented accordingly?" Justify your answer.
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