#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
int n;
string str;
int main()
{
cin >> n;
cin >> str;
int res = 0;
for (int i = 0; i < n; i ++ )
if (str[i] == 'x' && str[i + 1] == 'x' && str[i + 2] == 'x') res ++ ;
cout << res << endl;
return 0;
}
#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
int n;
string str;
int main()
{
cin >> n;
cin >> str;
int res = 0;
for (int i = 0; i < n; i ++ )
{
if (str[i] != 'x') continue;
int j = i + 1;
while (j < n && str[j] == 'x') j ++ ;
res += max(0, j - i - 2);
i = j - 1;
}
cout << res << endl;
return 0;
}