Calculating the margin of error for a one-sample confidence interval for proportions

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I recently saw a question that gave a 95% confidence interval for one-sample t-interval for means as (5.6, 7) and was asked to find the point estimate and the margin of error.

The solution said that the point estimate was $\frac{5.6+7}{2}=6.3$ and the margin of error was $\frac{7-5.6}{2}$

NOTE: This question included a two-tailed hypothesis.

I wanted to know what equivalent form there is for calculating the margin of error for one-sample 95% C.I. for proportions.

For example, if I am given the interval (0.087, 0.133), I would calculate the point estimate to be $\frac{0.087+0.133}{2}=0.11$

So a 95% confidence interval would be $0.11 \pm 1.96(\sqrt{\frac{(0.11)(0.89)}{n}})$

I could set

$0.11 + 1.96(\sqrt{\frac{(0.11)(0.89)}{n}})=0.133$

and solve for $n$ but I wanted to know if there is a shortcut method like there is for means

Also are there shortcuts for calculating these point estimates and margin of errors for two-sample C.I. for means and proportions?