Halfway Between 1 and 488

When you ask "What number is halfway between 1 and 488?" 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=488.

Halfway Between Line

To find the number halfway between 1 and 488, we use the following formula:

(X + Y)/2 = Halfway Between

When we enter 1 and 488 into our formula, we get:

(1 + 488)/2 = 244.5

Thus, the number halfway between 1 and 488 is 244.5.

To check that our answer is correct, we subtract 1 from 244.5 and subtract 244.5 from 488 and compare the two numbers:

244.5 - 1 = 243.5
488 - 244.5 = 243.5

As you can see, the halfway number is 243.5 higher than 1 and 243.5 lower than 488. Therefore, our halfway between answer of 244.5 above is correct.

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