var n,nr,i,j:longint;
    f:text;
    a:array[1..10000] of 'a'..'z';
begin
assign(f,'litere.in');reset(f);
readln(f,n);
for i:=1 to n do begin
                 read(f,a[i]);
                 if a[i]='a' then nr:=nr+i-1
                             else if a[i]<>'z' then for j:=1 to i-1 do if a[i]<a[j] then inc(nr);
                 end;
close(f);
assign(f,'litere.out');rewrite(f);
write(f,nr);
close(f);
end.