Minor Change

AtCoder
IDabc172_b
Time2000ms
Memory256MB
Difficulty
Given are strings $S$ and $T$. Consider changing $S$ to $T$ by repeating the operation below. Find the minimum number of operations required to do so. Operation: Choose one character of $S$ and replace it with a different character. ## Constraints * $S$ and $T$ have lengths between $1$ and $2\times 10^5$ (inclusive). * $S$ and $T$ consists of lowercase English letters. * $S$ and $T$ have equal lengths. ## Input Input is given from Standard Input in the following format: $S$ $T$ [samples]
Samples
Input #1
cupofcoffee
cupofhottea
Output #1
4

We can achieve the objective in four operations, such as the following:

*   First, replace the sixth character `c` with `h`.
*   Second, replace the eighth character `f` with `t`.
*   Third, replace the ninth character `f` with `t`.
*   Fourth, replace the eleventh character `e` with `a`.
Input #2
abcde
bcdea
Output #2
5
Input #3
apple
apple
Output #3
0

No operations may be needed to achieve the objective.
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