#include <bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;
#define int long long
int n,ans;
string s;
signed main(){
ios::sync_with_stdio(false);
cin.tie(0),cout.tie(0);
cin>>n;
cin>>s;
for(int i=0;i<s.size()-1;i++){
if(s[i]==s[i+1]){
ans++;
i++;
}
}
cout<<n-ans;
return 0;
}
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