import java.util.Scanner;
public class Main {
public static int num = 0;
public static void f()
{
Scanner in = new Scanner(System.in);
String str = in.next();
String str1 = in.next();
char ch1[] = str.toCharArray();
char ch2[] = str1.toCharArray();
int len = ch1.length;
for(int i = 0;i<len;i++)
{
if(ch1[i]!=ch2[i])
{
num++;
ch1[i] =ch2[i];
if(ch1[i+1]=='*')
{
ch1[i+1] = 'o';
}
else
{
if(ch1[i+1]=='o')
{
ch1[i+1] = '*';
}
}
}
}
}
public static void main(String[] args) {
f();
System.out.println(num);
}
}
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