Halfway Between 2 and 5

When you ask "What number is halfway between 2 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=2 and Y=5.

Halfway Between Line

To find the number halfway between 2 and 5, we use the following formula:

(X + Y)/2 = Halfway Between

When we enter 2 and 5 into our formula, we get:

(2 + 5)/2 = 3.5

Thus, the number halfway between 2 and 5 is 3.5.

To check that our answer is correct, we subtract 2 from 3.5 and subtract 3.5 from 5 and compare the two numbers:

3.5 - 2 = 1.5
5 - 3.5 = 1.5

As you can see, the halfway number is 1.5 higher than 2 and 1.5 lower than 5. Therefore, our halfway between answer of 3.5 above is correct.

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