Halfway Between 1 and 5

When you ask "What number is halfway between 1 and 5?" 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=5.

Halfway Between Line

To find the number halfway between 1 and 5, we use the following formula:

(X + Y)/2 = Halfway Between

When we enter 1 and 5 into our formula, we get:

(1 + 5)/2 = 3

Thus, the number halfway between 1 and 5 is 3.

To check that our answer is correct, we subtract 1 from 3 and subtract 3 from 5 and compare the two numbers:

3 - 1 = 2
5 - 3 = 2

As you can see, the halfway number is 2 higher than 1 and 2 lower than 5. Therefore, our halfway between answer of 3 above is correct.

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