#include<bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;
int main(){
string s,t;
cin>>s>>t;
int ans = 0;
for(int i = 0; i < s.size()-1; i++){
if(s[i]!=t[i]){
s[i] = (s[i]=='o')?'*':'o';
s[i+1] = (s[i+1]=='o')?'*':'o';
ans++;
}
}
printf("%d",ans);
return 0;
}
/*
**********
o****o****
*/