Halfway Between 72 and 742

When you ask "What number is halfway between 72 and 742?" 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=742.

Halfway Between Line

To find the number halfway between 72 and 742, we use the following formula:

(X + Y)/2 = Halfway Between

When we enter 72 and 742 into our formula, we get:

(72 + 742)/2 = 407

Thus, the number halfway between 72 and 742 is 407.

To check that our answer is correct, we subtract 72 from 407 and subtract 407 from 742 and compare the two numbers:

407 - 72 = 335
742 - 407 = 335

As you can see, the halfway number is 335 higher than 72 and 335 lower than 742. Therefore, our halfway between answer of 407 above is correct.

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