1. Analyze the word "strawberry" by breaking it down into its individual letters: s, t, r, a, w, b, e, r, r, y.
2. Count the total number of letters in the word "strawberry," which is 10 letters.
3. Identify and count the occurrences of the letter "r" in the word "strawberry."
4. Verify the count by re-examining the word "strawberry" and confirming the number of "r"s.