Halfway Between 85 and 856

When you ask "What number is halfway between 85 and 856?" we assume you mean the number in the exact middle of the two numbers on a number line, as illustrated below, where X=85 and Y=856.

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To find the number halfway between 85 and 856, we use the following formula:

(X + Y)/2 = Halfway Between

When we enter 85 and 856 into our formula, we get:

(85 + 856)/2 = 470.5

Thus, the number halfway between 85 and 856 is 470.5.

To check that our answer is correct, we subtract 85 from 470.5 and subtract 470.5 from 856 and compare the two numbers:

470.5 - 85 = 385.5
856 - 470.5 = 385.5

As you can see, the halfway number is 385.5 higher than 85 and 385.5 lower than 856. Therefore, our halfway between answer of 470.5 above is correct.

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