Rhianna writes articles for a women's health magazine. She has written 9 articles this year with these lengths:

Question

32 paragraphs 32 paragraphs 28 paragraphs 32 paragraphs 33 paragraphs 25 paragraphs 33 paragraphs 13 paragraphs 32 paragraphs
What was the median length of the articles?

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Answer 1

To find the median length of Rhianna's articles, we must first arrange the lengths of the articles in ascending order. The lengths of the articles are:

• 32 paragraphs
• 32 paragraphs
• 28 paragraphs
• 32 paragraphs
• 33 paragraphs
• 25 paragraphs
• 33 paragraphs
• 13 paragraphs
• 32 paragraphs

Now we will sort these lengths:

1. 13 paragraphs
2. 25 paragraphs
3. 28 paragraphs
4. 32 paragraphs
5. 32 paragraphs
6. 32 paragraphs
7. 32 paragraphs
8. 33 paragraphs
9. 33 paragraphs

To find the median, we need to locate the middle value. Since there are 9 articles (an odd number), the median is the value of the 5th article in our sorted list.

Counting the sorted list:

1. 13
2. 25
3. 28
4. 32
5. 32 (this is the 5th value)
6. 32
7. 32
8. 33
9. 33

The median length of the articles is 32 paragraphs.