Halfway Between 5 and 8

When you ask "What number is halfway between 5 and 8?" 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=8.

Halfway Between Line

To find the number halfway between 5 and 8, we use the following formula:

(X + Y)/2 = Halfway Between

When we enter 5 and 8 into our formula, we get:

(5 + 8)/2 = 6.5

Thus, the number halfway between 5 and 8 is 6.5.

To check that our answer is correct, we subtract 5 from 6.5 and subtract 6.5 from 8 and compare the two numbers:

6.5 - 5 = 1.5
8 - 6.5 = 1.5

As you can see, the halfway number is 1.5 higher than 5 and 1.5 lower than 8. Therefore, our halfway between answer of 6.5 above is correct.

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