Halfway Between 1 and 16

When you ask "What number is halfway between 1 and 16?" we assume you mean the number in the exact middle of the two numbers on a number line, as illustrated below, where X=1 and Y=16.

Halfway Between Line

To find the number halfway between 1 and 16, we use the following formula:

(X + Y)/2 = Halfway Between

When we enter 1 and 16 into our formula, we get:

(1 + 16)/2 = 8.5

Thus, the number halfway between 1 and 16 is 8.5.

To check that our answer is correct, we subtract 1 from 8.5 and subtract 8.5 from 16 and compare the two numbers:

8.5 - 1 = 7.5
16 - 8.5 = 7.5

As you can see, the halfway number is 7.5 higher than 1 and 7.5 lower than 16. Therefore, our halfway between answer of 8.5 above is correct.

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