Halfway Between 5 and 256

When you ask "What number is halfway between 5 and 256?" 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=256.

Halfway Between Line

To find the number halfway between 5 and 256, we use the following formula:

(X + Y)/2 = Halfway Between

When we enter 5 and 256 into our formula, we get:

(5 + 256)/2 = 130.5

Thus, the number halfway between 5 and 256 is 130.5.

To check that our answer is correct, we subtract 5 from 130.5 and subtract 130.5 from 256 and compare the two numbers:

130.5 - 5 = 125.5
256 - 130.5 = 125.5

As you can see, the halfway number is 125.5 higher than 5 and 125.5 lower than 256. Therefore, our halfway between answer of 130.5 above is correct.

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