Halfway Between 72 and 417

When you ask "What number is halfway between 72 and 417?" 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=417.

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To find the number halfway between 72 and 417, we use the following formula:

(X + Y)/2 = Halfway Between

When we enter 72 and 417 into our formula, we get:

(72 + 417)/2 = 244.5

Thus, the number halfway between 72 and 417 is 244.5.

To check that our answer is correct, we subtract 72 from 244.5 and subtract 244.5 from 417 and compare the two numbers:

244.5 - 72 = 172.5
417 - 244.5 = 172.5

As you can see, the halfway number is 172.5 higher than 72 and 172.5 lower than 417. Therefore, our halfway between answer of 244.5 above is correct.

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