For the questions below, use the following recursive method.

def question$1\_2($ x$,$ y$)$

$\{$

$$ if $($x $==$ y$)$:

return $0$

$$ else:

return question$1\_2($x$-1,$ y$)+1$;

$\}$

If the method is called as question$1\_2(8,3),$ what is returned?