diff --git a/344A.cpp b/344A.cpp
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+#include <iostream>
+
+using namespace std;
+
+int main()
+{
+   int n,a[100],c=0,d,i;
+   cin>>n;
+   for(i=0;i<n;i++)
+   {
+       cin>>a[i];
+   }
+   for(i=0;i<n;i++)
+   {
+       if(a[i]!=a[i+1])
+       {
+           c++;
+       }
+      
+   }
+   cout<<c;
+   return 0;
+}