#include <bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;
using ll = long long;
const int MOD = 1000000007;
void scan(int& a) { scanf("%d", &a); }
void scan(long long& a) { scanf("%lld", &a); }
template <class T>
void scan(T& a) {
  cin >> a;
}
template <class T>
void scan(vector<T>& vec) {
  for (auto&& it : vec) scan(it);
}
void in() {}
template <class Head, class... Tail>
void in(Head& head, Tail&... tail) {
  scan(head);
  in(tail...);
}
void print(const int& a) { printf("%d", a); }
void print(const long long& a) { printf("%lld", a); }
void print(const double& a) { printf("%.15lf", a); }
template <class T>
void print(const T& a) {
  cout << a;
}
template <class T>
void print(const vector<T>& vec) {
  if (vec.empty()) return;
  print(vec[0]);
  for (auto it = vec.begin(); ++it != vec.end();) {
    putchar(' ');
    print(*it);
  }
}
void out() { putchar('\n'); }
template <class T>
void out(const T& t) {
  print(t);
  putchar('\n');
}
template <class Head, class... Tail>
void out(const Head& head, const Tail&... tail) {
  print(head);
  putchar(' ');
  out(tail...);
}
template <class T>
void dprint(const T& a) {
  cerr << a;
}
template <class T>
void dprint(const vector<T>& vec) {
  if (vec.empty()) return;
  cerr << vec[0];
  for (auto it = vec.begin(); ++it != vec.end();) {
    cerr << " " << *it;
  }
}
void debug() { cerr << endl; }
template <class T>
void debug(const T& t) {
  dprint(t);
  cerr << endl;
}
template <class Head, class... Tail>
void debug(const Head& head, const Tail&... tail) {
  dprint(head);
  cerr << " ";
  debug(tail...);
}
ll intpow(ll a, ll b) {
  ll ans = 1;
  while (b) {
    if (b & 1) ans *= a;
    a *= a;
    b /= 2;
  }
  return ans;
}
ll modpow(ll a, ll b, ll p) {
  ll ans = 1;
  while (b) {
    if (b & 1) (ans *= a) %= p;
    (a *= a) %= p;
    b /= 2;
  }
  return ans;
}
ll updivide(ll a, ll b) {
  if (b == 1)
    return a;
  else if (a % b == 0)
    return a / b;
  else
    return (a / b) + 1;
}
int main() {
  int n;
  in(n);
  string s;
  cin >> s;
  int white = 0, black = 0, ans1 = 0, ans2 = 0;
  vector<int> dp(n + 1, 0);
  for (int i = n - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
    white += (s[i] == '.');
    black += (s[i] == '#');
    if (s[i] == '.') dp[i] = dp[i + 1];
    if (s[i] == '#') {
      dp[i] = min(white, black + dp[i + 1]);
      if (black + dp[i + 1] < white) {
        black = 0;
      }
    }
  }
  out(dp[0]);
}
