using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;

public static partial class Program
{
    public static void Main()
    {
        var n = CRL().ToInt();
        var s = CRL();

        var count = s.Count(x => x == '#');
        if (count >= n - count)
        {
            CWL(n - count);
        }
        else
        {
            CWL(count);
        }
    }
}

public static partial class Program
{
    //テンプレここから
    public static int ToInt(this string str) => int.Parse(str);
    public static long ToLong(this string str) => long.Parse(str);
    public static long[] ToLong(this IEnumerable<string> strs) => strs.Select(x => x.ToLong()).ToArray();
    public static int[] ToInt(this IEnumerable<string> strs) => strs.Select(x => x.ToInt()).ToArray();
    public static long[] ArrayLongs(this string str, char opr = ' ') => str.Split(opr).ToLong();
    public static int[] ArrayInts(this string str, char opr = ' ') => str.Split(opr).ToInt();
    public static string CRL() => Console.ReadLine();
    public static void CWL(object obj) => Console.WriteLine(obj);
    public static long Diff(long a, long b) => Math.Abs(Math.Max(a, b) - Math.Min(a, b));
    public static long Sign(this long i) => Math.Sign(i);
    public static bool IsEven(this long i) => i % 2 == 0;
    public static bool IsEven(this int i) => i % 2 == 0;
    public static long[] dx = new long[] {0, -1, 0, 1};
    public static long[] dy = new long[] {-1, 0, 1, 0};
    public static long mod = 1000000007;
    public static string alphabet = "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz";
    public static long ToLong(this char c) => c.ToString().ToInt();

    public static long[] Sort(this long[] array) => array.OrderBy(x => x).ToArray();
    public static int[] Sort(this int[] array) => array.OrderBy(x => x).ToArray();
    public static long[] DSort(this long[] array) => array.OrderByDescending(x => x).ToArray();
    public static int[] DSort(this int[] array) => array.OrderByDescending(x => x).ToArray();

    public static long GCD(long a, long b) => b == 0 ? a : GCD(b, a % b);

    public static long LCM(long a, long b) => a * b / GCD(a, b);

    //テンプレここまで
}