Halfway Between 5 and 997

When you ask "What number is halfway between 5 and 997?" 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=997.

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To find the number halfway between 5 and 997, we use the following formula:

(X + Y)/2 = Halfway Between

When we enter 5 and 997 into our formula, we get:

(5 + 997)/2 = 501

Thus, the number halfway between 5 and 997 is 501.

To check that our answer is correct, we subtract 5 from 501 and subtract 501 from 997 and compare the two numbers:

501 - 5 = 496
997 - 501 = 496

As you can see, the halfway number is 496 higher than 5 and 496 lower than 997. Therefore, our halfway between answer of 501 above is correct.

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