2.62 Vacation days National Geographic Traveler magazine recently presented data on the annual number of vacation days averaged by residents of eight countries. They reported 42 days for Italy, 37 for France, 35 for Germany, 34 for Brazil, 28 for Britain, 26 for Canada, 25 for Japan, and 13 for the United States.

a. Report the median.

b. By finding the median of the four values below the median, report the first quartile.

c. Find the third quartile.

d. Interpret the values found in parts a–c in the context of these data.