Halfway Between 5 and 996

When you ask "What number is halfway between 5 and 996?" 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=996.

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To find the number halfway between 5 and 996, we use the following formula:

(X + Y)/2 = Halfway Between

When we enter 5 and 996 into our formula, we get:

(5 + 996)/2 = 500.5

Thus, the number halfway between 5 and 996 is 500.5.

To check that our answer is correct, we subtract 5 from 500.5 and subtract 500.5 from 996 and compare the two numbers:

500.5 - 5 = 495.5
996 - 500.5 = 495.5

As you can see, the halfway number is 495.5 higher than 5 and 495.5 lower than 996. Therefore, our halfway between answer of 500.5 above is correct.

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