Halfway Between 72 and 555

When you ask "What number is halfway between 72 and 555?" 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=555.

Halfway Between Line

To find the number halfway between 72 and 555, we use the following formula:

(X + Y)/2 = Halfway Between

When we enter 72 and 555 into our formula, we get:

(72 + 555)/2 = 313.5

Thus, the number halfway between 72 and 555 is 313.5.

To check that our answer is correct, we subtract 72 from 313.5 and subtract 313.5 from 555 and compare the two numbers:

313.5 - 72 = 241.5
555 - 313.5 = 241.5

As you can see, the halfway number is 241.5 higher than 72 and 241.5 lower than 555. Therefore, our halfway between answer of 313.5 above is correct.

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