#include <bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;
template <class T>
inline bool chmax(T& a, T b) {
  if (a < b) {
    a = b;
    return 1;
  }
  return 0;
}
template <class T>
inline bool chmin(T& a, T b) {
  if (a > b) {
    a = b;
    return 1;
  }
  return 0;
}
template <class T1, class T2>
ostream& operator<<(ostream& s, pair<T1, T2> P) {
  return s << '<' << P.first << ", " << P.second << '>';
}
template <class T>
ostream& operator<<(ostream& s, vector<T> P) {
  for (int i = 0; i < P.size(); ++i) {
    if (i > 0) {
      s << " ";
    }
    s << P[i];
  }
  return s;
}
template <class T>
ostream& operator<<(ostream& s, vector<vector<T> > P) {
  for (int i = 0; i < P.size(); ++i) {
    s << endl << P[i];
  }
  return s << endl;
}
template <class T>
ostream& operator<<(ostream& s, set<T> P) {
  for (__typeof__((P).begin()) it = (P).begin(); it != (P).end(); ++it) {
    s << "<" << *it << "> ";
  }
  return s << endl;
}
template <class T1, class T2>
ostream& operator<<(ostream& s, map<T1, T2> P) {
  for (__typeof__((P).begin()) it = (P).begin(); it != (P).end(); ++it) {
    s << "<" << it->first << "->" << it->second << "> ";
  }
  return s << endl;
}
int main() {
  long long n;
  string s;
  cin >> n >> s;
  int w = 0, b = 0;
  int cnt = 0;
  int j = 0;
  for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) {
    if (s[i] == '#') {
      j = i;
      break;
    }
  }
  for (int i = j; i < n; i++) {
    if (s[i] == '.')
      w++;
    else
      b++;
  }
  cout << min(w, b) << endl;
  return 0;
}
