diff --git a/counting valley.c b/counting valley.c
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+++ b/counting valley.c	
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+#include<stdio.h>
+#include<string.h>
+
+int main()
+{
+    int n, i, x=0;
+
+    scanf("%d", &n);
+
+    char a[n];
+    int b[n];
+
+    scanf("%s", a);
+
+
+    for(i=0;i<n;i++)
+    {
+        if(a[i]=='U'){
+            x++;
+            b[i]=x;
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            x--;
+            b[i]=x;
+        }
+    }
+
+    x=0;
+
+    for(i=0;i<n;i++)
+    {
+        if(b[i]<0 && b[i+1]==0)   //checking number is negative, and when reach to next position it becomes zero, then valley created
+            x++;
+    }
+
+    printf("%d", x);
+
+    return 0;
+}