When you ask "What number is halfway between 5 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=5 and Y=16.
To find the number halfway between 5 and 16, we use the following formula:
(X + Y)/2 = Halfway Between
When we enter 5 and 16 into our formula, we get:
(5 + 16)/2 = 10.5
Thus, the number halfway between 5 and 16 is 10.5.
To check that our answer is correct, we subtract 5 from 10.5 and subtract 10.5 from 16 and compare the two numbers:
10.5 - 5 = 5.5
16 - 10.5 = 5.5
As you can see, the halfway number is 5.5 higher than 5 and 5.5 lower than 16. Therefore, our halfway between answer of 10.5 above is correct.
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