Halfway Between 5 and 6

When you ask "What number is halfway between 5 and 6?" 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=6.

Halfway Between Line

To find the number halfway between 5 and 6, we use the following formula:

(X + Y)/2 = Halfway Between

When we enter 5 and 6 into our formula, we get:

(5 + 6)/2 = 5.5

Thus, the number halfway between 5 and 6 is 5.5.

To check that our answer is correct, we subtract 5 from 5.5 and subtract 5.5 from 6 and compare the two numbers:

5.5 - 5 = 0.5
6 - 5.5 = 0.5

As you can see, the halfway number is 0.5 higher than 5 and 0.5 lower than 6. Therefore, our halfway between answer of 5.5 above is correct.

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