comapring numbers with greater than and less than

How do you do something like this (which doesn't work because of the < in
the test)?
<xsl:if test="position()<($totalcount/2)">

I want to test for the number of items and put half into one column and half
into the other column:

<td><xsl:if test="position()<($totalcount/2)"><xsl:apply-templates
select="//config/network/channel/features/item"
mode="contentarea"/></xsl:if></td>
               <td><xsl:if
test="position()>($totalcount/2)"><xsl:apply-templates
select="//config/network/channel/features/item"
mode="contentarea"/></xsl:if></td>

if someone can tell me a better way I would be appreciative.


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