# dp[i][j] - minimum cost from i to j

INF = 1e18+5

n = int(input())

arr = [int(x) for x in input().split()]

dp = [[0 for _ in range(n)] for _ in range(n)]

def range_sum(arr, L, R):
    s = 0
    for i in range(L, R+1):
        s += arr[i]
    return s

for L in reversed(range(n)):
    for R in range(L, n):
        if L == R:
            dp[L][R] = 0
        else:
            dp[L][R] = INF
            s = range_sum(arr, L, R)
            # try every possible middle
            for mid in range(L, R):
                dp[L][R] = min(dp[L][R], dp[L][mid] + dp[mid+1][R] + s)

print(dp[0][n-1])

"""

int main() {
    const int INF = 1e9+7;
    
    int n;
    
    scanf("%d", &n);
    
    vector<int> arr(n);
    
    vector<vector<ll>> dp(n, vector<ll>(n, -1));
    
    vector<vector<int>> mids(n, vector<int>(n));
    
    vector<ll> pref_sums(n+1);
    
    ll pref_sum = 0;
    
    for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) {
        scanf("%d", &arr[i]);
        dp[i][i] = 0;
    }
    
    for (int i = 0; i <= n; i++) {
        pref_sum += arr[i];
        pref_sums[i] = pref_sum;
    }
    
    for (int length = 1; length < n; length++) {
        for (int left = 0; left+length < n; left++) {
            int right = left + length;
            //cout << left << " " << right << endl;
            for (int mid = left; mid < right; mid++) {
                ll left_cost = dp[left][mid];
                ll right_cost = dp[mid+1][right];
                ll range_sum = pref_sums[right] - (left-1 < 0 ? 0 : pref_sums[left-1]);
                ll my_cost = left_cost + right_cost + range_sum;
                //cout << total << endl;
                /*
                if (total < dp[left][right]) {
                    // update chosen mid & min value
                    dp[left][right] = my_cost;//total;
                    //mids[left][right] = mid;
                }
                */
                if (dp[left][right] == -1) {
                    dp[left][right] = my_cost;
                }
                else {
                    dp[left][right] = min(dp[left][right], my_cost);                
                }
            }
        }
    }
    /*
    vector<pair<int, int>> v; // (start, end)
    
    v.push_back({0, n-1});
    
    ll ans = 0; //-dp[0][n-1]; // the last one 
    
    while (!v.empty()) {
        pair<int, int> cur = v.back();
        v.pop_back();
        if (cur.second - cur.first + 1 >= 2) { // interval at least two
            ans += dp[cur.first][cur.second];
            int mid = mids[cur.first][cur.second];
            cout << "L: " << cur.first << " R: " << cur.second << " Total: " << dp[cur.first][cur.second] << " mid: " << mid << endl;
            v.push_back({cur.first, mid});
            v.push_back({mid+1, cur.second});    
        }
    }
    */
    
    
	/*
	for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) {
	    for (int j = 0; j < n; j++) {
	        for (int mid = i; mid <= j; mid++) {
	            ll cur = dp[i][mid];
	            if (mid+1 <= j) {
	                cur += dp[mid+1][j];
	            }
	            dp[i][j] = min(dp[i][j], cur);
	        }
	    }
	}
	*/
	
	//printf("%lld", ans);
	
	printf("%lld", dp[0][n-1]);
	
	return 0;
}
"""

Measured memory_bytes: 47836