SOLUTION: for any positive odd integer x, how many positive even integers are less than x?

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Question 518426: for any positive odd integer x, how many positive even integers are less than x?
Answer by valentity(6) About Me  (Show Source):
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Given any positive odd integer x the number of positive even integers less than x is given by
(x-1)/2.