Halfway Between 5 and 494

When you ask "What number is halfway between 5 and 494?" 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=494.

Halfway Between Line

To find the number halfway between 5 and 494, we use the following formula:

(X + Y)/2 = Halfway Between

When we enter 5 and 494 into our formula, we get:

(5 + 494)/2 = 249.5

Thus, the number halfway between 5 and 494 is 249.5.

To check that our answer is correct, we subtract 5 from 249.5 and subtract 249.5 from 494 and compare the two numbers:

249.5 - 5 = 244.5
494 - 249.5 = 244.5

As you can see, the halfway number is 244.5 higher than 5 and 244.5 lower than 494. Therefore, our halfway between answer of 249.5 above is correct.

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