Halfway Between 5 and 987

When you ask "What number is halfway between 5 and 987?" 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=987.

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To find the number halfway between 5 and 987, we use the following formula:

(X + Y)/2 = Halfway Between

When we enter 5 and 987 into our formula, we get:

(5 + 987)/2 = 496

Thus, the number halfway between 5 and 987 is 496.

To check that our answer is correct, we subtract 5 from 496 and subtract 496 from 987 and compare the two numbers:

496 - 5 = 491
987 - 496 = 491

As you can see, the halfway number is 491 higher than 5 and 491 lower than 987. Therefore, our halfway between answer of 496 above is correct.

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