Halfway Between 5 and 72

When you ask "What number is halfway between 5 and 72?" 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=72.

Halfway Between Line

To find the number halfway between 5 and 72, we use the following formula:

(X + Y)/2 = Halfway Between

When we enter 5 and 72 into our formula, we get:

(5 + 72)/2 = 38.5

Thus, the number halfway between 5 and 72 is 38.5.

To check that our answer is correct, we subtract 5 from 38.5 and subtract 38.5 from 72 and compare the two numbers:

38.5 - 5 = 33.5
72 - 38.5 = 33.5

As you can see, the halfway number is 33.5 higher than 5 and 33.5 lower than 72. Therefore, our halfway between answer of 38.5 above is correct.

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