#include <bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;
int main() {
  int n;
  cin >> n;
  string s;
  cin >> s;
  int ans = 0;
  for (int i = n - 1; i >= 1; i--) {
    if (s[i] == '.' && s[i - 1] == '#') {
      ans++;
      s[i] = '.';
    }
  }
  cout << ans << endl;
}
