Halfway Between 5 and 86

When you ask "What number is halfway between 5 and 86?" 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=86.

Halfway Between Line

To find the number halfway between 5 and 86, we use the following formula:

(X + Y)/2 = Halfway Between

When we enter 5 and 86 into our formula, we get:

(5 + 86)/2 = 45.5

Thus, the number halfway between 5 and 86 is 45.5.

To check that our answer is correct, we subtract 5 from 45.5 and subtract 45.5 from 86 and compare the two numbers:

45.5 - 5 = 40.5
86 - 45.5 = 40.5

As you can see, the halfway number is 40.5 higher than 5 and 40.5 lower than 86. Therefore, our halfway between answer of 45.5 above is correct.

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