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What rational number is one half of the way between 2 and 6.5

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To find the answer you would add the two numbers and then divide by two. (Taking the average)
2 + 6.5 = 8.5
8.5/2 = 4.25 This is a rational number because the decimal terminates.
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Halfway between the numbers 2 and 6.5 is the rational number 4.25. I hope this helps!
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