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Alejandra has five hair ribbons measuring 8,13,11,9, and 13 inches long what is the median length of the ribbons

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I'm afraid it's not 11 (unless you can round the result up, but there is no mention about it).

8 + 13 + 11 + 9 + 13 = 54
54 / 5 = 10,8

Firstly you sum all the numbers and then you divide the result by the amount of the summed up numbers.
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