The point R is halfway between the integers on the number line below and represents the number ____. (Use the hyphen for negative numbers and write the answer as a decimal, such as -6.4).

Number line from negative 10 to positive 10 in increments of 1 is shown. Only the whole numbers are labeled. In between the whole numbers, there should be a tick mark. A point labeled R is placed between the 5th and 6th tick marks to the left of 0.

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The point R is halfway between the integers on the number line below and represents the number ____. (Use the hyphen for negative numbers and write the answer as a decimal, such as -6.4).

Number line from negative 10 to positive 10 in increments of 1 is shown. Only the whole numbers are labeled. In between the whole numbers, there should be a tick mark. A point labeled R is placed between the 5th and 6th tick marks to the left of 0.

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