How many letter R's appear in the word "strawberry"?

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Okay, so I need to figure out how many times the letter "R" appears in the word "strawberry." Let me start by writing the word out and then checking each letter one by one.

First, let's spell "strawberry" correctly. S-T-R-A-W-B-E-R-R-Y. Wait, is that right? Let me make sure. Sometimes people might mix up the order of the letters, but I think "strawberry" is spelled S-T-R-A-W-B-E-R-R-Y. Let me double-check by breaking it down: "straw" + "berry." Yes, "straw" is S-T-R-A-W and "berry" is B-E-R-R-Y. So when you put them together, it's S-T-R-A-W-B-E-R-R-Y. That seems correct.

Now, let's go through each letter and count the Rs. I'll list them out:

1. S - no

2. T - no

3. R - yes, that's the first R

4. A - no

5. W - no

6. B - no

7. E - no

8. R - yes, second R

9. R - third R? Wait, hold on. Let me check again. After B comes E, then R, then another R, then Y. So positions 8 and 9 are both Rs. So that would be two Rs in the "berry" part. But wait, the "straw" part has an R already. So total Rs would be 1 (from straw) + 2 (from berry) = 3? Hmm, but let me confirm the spelling again. Strawberry: S-T-R-A-W-B-E-R-R-Y. So letters at positions 3, 8, and 9 are R. That's three Rs. Wait, but when I say positions, maybe I should just look at the letters without numbering. Let's see:

S T R A W B E R R Y

So starting from the beginning: S (no), T (no), R (1), A (no), W (no), B (no), E (no), R (2), R (3), Y (no). So that's three Rs. But wait, I thought "berry" has two Rs. Let me check the spelling of "berry." B-E-R-R-Y. Yes, two Rs. And "straw" is S-T-R-A-W, which has one R. So combining them, strawberry should have 1 + 2 = 3 Rs. So the answer should be 3. But wait, sometimes people might misspell it. Let me confirm once more. If I type "strawberry" into a text editor and check each letter, but since I can't do that right now, I have to rely on my knowledge. Yes, strawberry is spelled with three Rs: one in "straw" and two in "berry." So total of three Rs. Therefore, the answer is 3.

The word "strawberry" is spelled as S-T-R-A-W-B-E-R-R-Y. Breaking it down:

"Straw": Contains one R (third letter).

"Berry": Contains two Rs (third and fourth letters).

Adding them together: 1 (from "straw") + 2 (from "berry") = 3.

Answer: There are 3 letter R's in "strawberry".