#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;
bool flag=false;
for(int i=0;i<n-1;i++){
if(s[i]==s[i+1] && flag){
i++;
ans++;
}else if(s[i]==s[i+1]){
ans++;
flag=true;
}else{
flag=false;
}
}
cout<<n-ans;
return 0;
}
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