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