SOLUTION: What number is halfway between -5 and 7?

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Question 984657: What number is halfway between -5 and 7?
Found 2 solutions by Alan3354, MathLover1:
Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
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What number is halfway between -5 and 7?
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The average
= (-5 + 7)/2
= 1

Answer by MathLover1(20850) About Me  (Show Source):
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to find a number is halfway between -5 and 7, first find the distance between -5 and 7 is 12
divide the distance by 2:12%2F2=6
add 6 to -5: 6%2B%28-5%29=1
subtract 6 from 7:7-6=1
so, a number halfway between -5 and 7 is 1