There are just two ways in which 5 may be expressed as the sum of two different positive (non-zero) integers, namely 5 = 4 + 1 = 3 + 2. In how many ways, 9 can be expressed as the sum of two different positive (non-zero) integers?

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There are just two ways in which 5 may be expressed as the sum of two different positive (non-zero) integers, namely 5 = 4 + 1 = 3 + 2. In how many ways, 9 can be expressed as the sum of two different positive (non-zero) integers?

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