Halfway Between 72 and 285

When you ask "What number is halfway between 72 and 285?" we assume you mean the number in the exact middle of the two numbers on a number line, as illustrated below, where X=72 and Y=285.

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To find the number halfway between 72 and 285, we use the following formula:

(X + Y)/2 = Halfway Between

When we enter 72 and 285 into our formula, we get:

(72 + 285)/2 = 178.5

Thus, the number halfway between 72 and 285 is 178.5.

To check that our answer is correct, we subtract 72 from 178.5 and subtract 178.5 from 285 and compare the two numbers:

178.5 - 72 = 106.5
285 - 178.5 = 106.5

As you can see, the halfway number is 106.5 higher than 72 and 106.5 lower than 285. Therefore, our halfway between answer of 178.5 above is correct.

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