Question

half of a number is five.

Answer 1

If half of a number is five, you can express this mathematically as:

\[
\frac{x}{2} = 5
\]

To find the number \(x\), you can multiply both sides by 2:

\[
x = 5 \times 2
\]
\[
x = 10
\]

So, the number is 10.