Find the median for the given sample data.
-A store manager kept track of the number of newspapers sold each week over a seven-week period. The results are shown below.
56, 18, 221, 189, 280, 244, 235
Find the median number of newspapers sold.
A) 221 newspapers
B) 189 newspapers
C) 178 newspapers
D) 235 newspapers

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To find the median, first, arrange the data in ascending order: 18, 56, 189, 221, 235, 244, 280. The median is the middle number, which is 221 newspapers.

Find the Median for the Given Sample Data