there is a file on the CD titled 5d5sum.txt
is this the file I look at to see if the md5sum is correct? Which one would
I compare?  Would it be possible to compare the numeral before the cd is
burned?

This is the contents of md5sum.txt:
5a93a111efeb5305075c5e077715b6cd  ./install/sbm.bin
f4bb8675b6c726f43199c55b0f95b759  ./install/mt86plus
8d6a2a045d7c0f48fe2e088f3f87b6ce  ./install/README.sbm
ed4604e47167175515efa84c847d33b2  ./isolinux/vesamenu.c32
9bc6a7a5f0da786e4f63843cc645ec18  ./isolinux/isolinux.cfg
2e00bbc97aa398fea542dde339e0fb4c  ./isolinux/memtest
e4cd8d58183b940236d395a2714d778a  ./isolinux/splash.jpg
c29b6d131ba2f870b9692c4ba07e8656  ./isolinux/gfxboot.c32
0b631486f45023d97837bada4d881ae7  ./autorun.inf
728cb968a88534e0c50a9d99621f13eb  ./.disk/cd_type
5b1a5e0e66e8e94fb03585117d05ea58  ./.disk/info
3747d022f16c7d7e304a25f775ab2ab7  ./.disk/release_notes_url
00700d3575dda0740c054f06e50485b2  ./.disk/casper-uuid-generic
4c2494545787d83142356cf8a922a96e  ./.disk/mint4win
d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e  ./.disk/base_installable
818e8b0e5e668ceda49ba075e99df762  ./casper/filesystem.manifest-desktop
0a44fae23dd89107300b6c1b2da1b8b3  ./casper/filesystem.size
a543f77dcd9352bde3843972cacffb00  ./casper/filesystem.squashfs
c5683e93a14c002efc0d8e861b9073b8  ./casper/initrd.lz
25dcd13bc472649e1308e7635bd72b91  ./casper/filesystem.manifest
fde150f5c6fd2de66ed7876efbfcc4c7  ./casper/vmlinuz
e4514c09013029f20ffed4b211147bf9  ./casper/filesystem.manifest-remove
0391854d1af5a015a667f29fa0442e78  ./preseed/ltsp.seed
0fac8373df31ebf3547bc550e7cc94c5  ./preseed/mint.seed
7e3aa6d1958baf72d369392fdb175486  ./preseed/cli.seed
91a9f4679770868e71e61fb9b09440d3  ./mint4win.exe
9efeb6b955dbb803b37cb661ef670d1d  ./boot/grub/loopback.cfg

Why are there so many md5sum?
if this is the correct file the md5 sum is incorrect.
This is what it says the md5sium is:

*Download*:

Md5 sums:

   - DVD 32-bit: ee3d6e2ca498bc7685b7f17cdb5f2eea
   - DVD 64-bit: 548f0ac303fea840ef138e5669880a74
   - CD no codecs 32-bit: 40562d26447207cb5111f94b93957a58
   - CD no codecs 64-bit: 641e0ab8f746b82c36fc3f0bbca70dc7

found at: http://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=1889
Is there someway to ensure it is correct?

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