Halfway Between 5 and 40

When you ask "What number is halfway between 5 and 40?" 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=40.

Halfway Between Line

To find the number halfway between 5 and 40, we use the following formula:

(X + Y)/2 = Halfway Between

When we enter 5 and 40 into our formula, we get:

(5 + 40)/2 = 22.5

Thus, the number halfway between 5 and 40 is 22.5.

To check that our answer is correct, we subtract 5 from 22.5 and subtract 22.5 from 40 and compare the two numbers:

22.5 - 5 = 17.5
40 - 22.5 = 17.5

As you can see, the halfway number is 17.5 higher than 5 and 17.5 lower than 40. Therefore, our halfway between answer of 22.5 above is correct.

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