#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>

int numGt(FILE* f);

int main() {
    FILE* in = fopen("input.txt", "r");
    if (in == NULL) {
        perror("Could not open input file");
        return (-1);
    }

    int n = numGt(in);
    fclose(in);

    FILE* out = fopen("output.txt", "w");
    if (in == NULL) {
        perror("Could not open output file");
        return (-1);
    }

    fprintf(out, "%d\n", n);
    fclose(out);
    return 0;
}

int numGt(FILE* f) {
    int n = 0;
    double prev = 1e+30;
    double a;
    while (fscanf(f, "%lf", &a) == 1) {
        if (a > prev)
            ++n;
        prev = a;
    }
    return n;
}