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What number is halfway between 86 and 102

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Imagine those two numbers on the number line, and notice that they are separated by 102 - 86 = 16 units.

So the middle point in between the two will be located 16/2 = 8 units to the right of the smaller number, that is:

86 + 8 = 94

The number midpoint is 94

Now, we can use directly the formula for midpoint between two numbers x and y with x being the smaller one:

midpoint = x + (y-x)/2

So in our case x is 86 (the smaller of the two numbers) and y = 94

then the midpoint is:

midpoint = 86 + (102 - 86)/2 = 86 + 16/2 = 86 + 8 = 94

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