When you ask "What number is halfway between 5 and 42?" 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=42.
To find the number halfway between 5 and 42, we use the following formula:
(X + Y)/2 = Halfway Between
When we enter 5 and 42 into our formula, we get:
(5 + 42)/2 = 23.5
Thus, the number halfway between 5 and 42 is 23.5.
To check that our answer is correct, we subtract 5 from 23.5 and subtract 23.5 from 42 and compare the two numbers:
23.5 - 5 = 18.5
42 - 23.5 = 18.5
As you can see, the halfway number is 18.5 higher than 5 and 18.5 lower than 42. Therefore, our halfway between answer of 23.5 above is correct.
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