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Count of Matches in Tournament

Last Updated: 11 Mar, 2021
Difficulty: Easy

PROBLEM STATEMENT

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You are given a positive integer 'N' representing the number of teams playing in a tournament. Your task is to find the total number of matches played in the tournament if the condition for the tournament is as follows:

1. If the current number of teams(N) playing in the tournament is even then, a total of N / 2 matches will be played. The winning N / 2 teams will advance to the next round, and the losing N / 2 teams will be eliminated.

2. If the current number of teams(N) playing in the tournament is odd then, 1 team will be advanced to the next round directly, and a total of (N - 1) / 2 matches will be played. The winning (N - 1) / 2 teams will advance to the next round, and the losing (N - 1) / 2 teams will be eliminated.
Input Format:
The first line contains an integer, ‘T,’ which denotes the number of test cases or queries to be run. Then, the T test cases follow.

The first and the only line of each test case contains one integer 'N', as described in the problem statement.
Output Format:
For each test case, print a single line containing a single integer denoting the total number of matches played in the tournament.

The output of each test case will be printed in a separate line.
Note:
You do not need to print anything. It has already been taken care of. Just implement the given function.
Constraints:
1 <= T <= 100
1 <= N <= 10 ^ 8

Time Limit: 1 second