def solution(n: int) -> int:
pairs = 0
while n > 1:
if n % 2 == 0:
pairs += n // 2
n = n // 2
else:
pairs += (n - 1) // 2
n = (n - 1) // 2 + 1
return pairs
if __name__ == '__main__':
print(solution(7) == 6)
print(solution(14) == 13)
print(solution(1) == 0)