import java.util.Scanner;

class SearchCount {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        Scanner sc = new Scanner(System.in);
        System.out.println(
            "Enter the number of rows and columns in the matrix: "
        );
        int m = sc.nextInt();
        int n = sc.nextInt();

        int[][] matrix = new int[m][n];

        System.out.println("Enter the element to search for:");
        int searchElement = sc.nextInt();

        System.out.println("Enter the elements of the matrix:");
        int count = 0;
        for (int i = 0; i < m; i++) {
            for (int j = 0; j < n; j++) {
                int element = sc.nextInt();
                matrix[i][j] = element;
                if (element == searchElement) {
                    count++;
                }
            }
        }

        System.out.println(
            "The element " +
            searchElement +
            " occurs " +
            count +
            " times in the matrix."
        );
    }
}