Answer: 1
Explanation: The median is just the middle of a dataset, so the median of 67, 70, 70, 72, 78 (sorted from least to greatest) is 70.
if we add 85, and the dataset becomes 67, 70, 70, 72, 78, 85, then the middle is now halfway between 70 and 72, meaning the median is now 71.
The effect of the underlined section in developing the tone
of this excerpt from "In a Queen's Domain" by Sarah Morgan Bryan
Piatt is it helps to change the tone of the poem from calm and carefree to
sinister and menacing.
