Halfway Between 5 and 986

When you ask "What number is halfway between 5 and 986?" 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=986.

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To find the number halfway between 5 and 986, we use the following formula:

(X + Y)/2 = Halfway Between

When we enter 5 and 986 into our formula, we get:

(5 + 986)/2 = 495.5

Thus, the number halfway between 5 and 986 is 495.5.

To check that our answer is correct, we subtract 5 from 495.5 and subtract 495.5 from 986 and compare the two numbers:

495.5 - 5 = 490.5
986 - 495.5 = 490.5

As you can see, the halfway number is 490.5 higher than 5 and 490.5 lower than 986. Therefore, our halfway between answer of 495.5 above is correct.

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