Halfway Between 5 and 280

When you ask "What number is halfway between 5 and 280?" 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=280.

Halfway Between Line

To find the number halfway between 5 and 280, we use the following formula:

(X + Y)/2 = Halfway Between

When we enter 5 and 280 into our formula, we get:

(5 + 280)/2 = 142.5

Thus, the number halfway between 5 and 280 is 142.5.

To check that our answer is correct, we subtract 5 from 142.5 and subtract 142.5 from 280 and compare the two numbers:

142.5 - 5 = 137.5
280 - 142.5 = 137.5

As you can see, the halfway number is 137.5 higher than 5 and 137.5 lower than 280. Therefore, our halfway between answer of 142.5 above is correct.

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