Halfway Between 72 and 539

When you ask "What number is halfway between 72 and 539?" 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=539.

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To find the number halfway between 72 and 539, we use the following formula:

(X + Y)/2 = Halfway Between

When we enter 72 and 539 into our formula, we get:

(72 + 539)/2 = 305.5

Thus, the number halfway between 72 and 539 is 305.5.

To check that our answer is correct, we subtract 72 from 305.5 and subtract 305.5 from 539 and compare the two numbers:

305.5 - 72 = 233.5
539 - 305.5 = 233.5

As you can see, the halfway number is 233.5 higher than 72 and 233.5 lower than 539. Therefore, our halfway between answer of 305.5 above is correct.

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