Hector counted the number of blue candies in each of 14 packages and summarized his data in the frequency bar graph below.

What is the median of the numbers of blue candies in the 14 packages?

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We can see clearly that the first 6 packages have 2 or 3 candles whereas the last 6 packages have 6 candles. The median will be the average of the number of candles in the 7th and 8th package.

$$ = \frac{4+5}{2} =4.5 $$