#include <iostream>
#include <cstdio>
#include <cstring>
#include <algorithm>
#include <cmath>
#define R(a,b,c) for(register int a = (b); a <= (c); ++ a)
#define nR(a,b,c) for(register int a = (b); a >= (c); -- a)
#define Max(a,b) ((a) > (b) ? (a) : (b))
#define Min(a,b) ((a) < (b) ? (a) : (b))
#define Fill(a,b) memset(a, b, sizeof(a))
#define Swap(a,b) a^=b^=a^=b
#define ll long long
#define ON_DEBUG
#ifdef ON_DEBUG
#define D_e_Line printf("
----------
")
#define D_e(x) cout << #x << " = " << x << endl
#define Pause() system("pause")
#else
#define D_e_Line ;
#endif
struct ios{
template<typename ATP>ios& operator >> (ATP &x){
x = 0; int f = 1; char c;
for(c = getchar(); c < '0' || c > '9'; c = getchar()) if(c == '-') f = -1;
while(c >= '0' && c <= '9') x = x * 10 + (c ^ '0'), c = getchar();
x*= f;
return *this;
}
}io;
using namespace std;
const int N = 100007;
struct Edge{
int nxt, pre;
}e[N<<1];
int head[N], cntEdge;
inline void add(int u,int v){
e[++cntEdge] = (Edge){head[u], v}, head[u] = cntEdge;
}
int ans;
inline int DFS(int u, int fa){
int siz = 1;
int flag = false;
for(register int i = head[u]; i; i = e[i].nxt){
int v = e[i].pre;
if(v == fa) continue;
siz += DFS(v, u);
flag = true;
}
if(flag == true){
ans += siz >> 1;
return 0;
}
else{
return 1;
}
}
int deg[N];
int main(){
int n;
io >> n;
R(i,2,n){
int u, v;
io >> u >> v;
add(u, v);
add(v, u);
++deg[u], ++deg[v];
}
int root;
R(i,1,n){
if(deg[i]){
root = i;
break;
}
}
DFS(root, root);
printf("%d", ans);
return 0;
}