A pharmacist weighed ten different capsules of the same compound and recorded these measurements. $3,432$ mg, $3,451$ mg, $3,445$ mg, $3,457$ mg, $3,438$ mg, $3,446$ mg, $3,422$ mg, $3,416$ mg, $3,411$ mg, $3,429$ mg What is the median measurement?
A) $3,445$ mg
B) $3,459$ mg
C) $3,422$ mg
D) $3,398$ mg
E) $3,435$ mg

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To find the median, first, the measurements need to be ordered from smallest to largest: $3,411$ mg, $3,416$ mg, $3,422$ mg, $3,429$ mg, $3,432$ mg, $3,438$ mg, $3,445$ mg, $3,446$ mg, $3,451$ mg, $3,457$ mg. With ten measurements, the median is the average of the 5th and 6th values, which are $3,432$ mg and $3,438$ mg. The average of these two is $3,435$ mg, making E the correct answer.

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