Halfway Between 5 and 998

When you ask "What number is halfway between 5 and 998?" 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=998.

Halfway Between Line

To find the number halfway between 5 and 998, we use the following formula:

(X + Y)/2 = Halfway Between

When we enter 5 and 998 into our formula, we get:

(5 + 998)/2 = 501.5

Thus, the number halfway between 5 and 998 is 501.5.

To check that our answer is correct, we subtract 5 from 501.5 and subtract 501.5 from 998 and compare the two numbers:

501.5 - 5 = 496.5
998 - 501.5 = 496.5

As you can see, the halfway number is 496.5 higher than 5 and 496.5 lower than 998. Therefore, our halfway between answer of 501.5 above is correct.

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