Halfway Between 5 and 490

When you ask "What number is halfway between 5 and 490?" 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=490.

Halfway Between Line

To find the number halfway between 5 and 490, we use the following formula:

(X + Y)/2 = Halfway Between

When we enter 5 and 490 into our formula, we get:

(5 + 490)/2 = 247.5

Thus, the number halfway between 5 and 490 is 247.5.

To check that our answer is correct, we subtract 5 from 247.5 and subtract 247.5 from 490 and compare the two numbers:

247.5 - 5 = 242.5
490 - 247.5 = 242.5

As you can see, the halfway number is 242.5 higher than 5 and 242.5 lower than 490. Therefore, our halfway between answer of 247.5 above is correct.

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