Halfway Between 5 and 500

When you ask "What number is halfway between 5 and 500?" 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=500.

Halfway Between Line

To find the number halfway between 5 and 500, we use the following formula:

(X + Y)/2 = Halfway Between

When we enter 5 and 500 into our formula, we get:

(5 + 500)/2 = 252.5

Thus, the number halfway between 5 and 500 is 252.5.

To check that our answer is correct, we subtract 5 from 252.5 and subtract 252.5 from 500 and compare the two numbers:

252.5 - 5 = 247.5
500 - 252.5 = 247.5

As you can see, the halfway number is 247.5 higher than 5 and 247.5 lower than 500. Therefore, our halfway between answer of 252.5 above is correct.

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