Halfway Between 5 and 978

When you ask "What number is halfway between 5 and 978?" 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=978.

Halfway Between Line

To find the number halfway between 5 and 978, we use the following formula:

(X + Y)/2 = Halfway Between

When we enter 5 and 978 into our formula, we get:

(5 + 978)/2 = 491.5

Thus, the number halfway between 5 and 978 is 491.5.

To check that our answer is correct, we subtract 5 from 491.5 and subtract 491.5 from 978 and compare the two numbers:

491.5 - 5 = 486.5
978 - 491.5 = 486.5

As you can see, the halfway number is 486.5 higher than 5 and 486.5 lower than 978. Therefore, our halfway between answer of 491.5 above is correct.

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