Halfway Between 40 and 72

When you ask "What number is halfway between 40 and 72?" we assume you mean the number in the exact middle of the two numbers on a number line, as illustrated below, where X=40 and Y=72.

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To find the number halfway between 40 and 72, we use the following formula:

(X + Y)/2 = Halfway Between

When we enter 40 and 72 into our formula, we get:

(40 + 72)/2 = 56

Thus, the number halfway between 40 and 72 is 56.

To check that our answer is correct, we subtract 40 from 56 and subtract 56 from 72 and compare the two numbers:

56 - 40 = 16
72 - 56 = 16

As you can see, the halfway number is 16 higher than 40 and 16 lower than 72. Therefore, our halfway between answer of 56 above is correct.

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