Can DeepSeek count R’s

playbook
Author

Erik LaBianca and Tim Oates

Published

January 30, 2025

Let’s explore what deepseek does counting R’s

MODEL="deepseek-r1:70b"
import ollama
from ollama import chat
from ollama import ChatResponse

ollama.pull(MODEL)
ProgressResponse(status='success', completed=None, total=None, digest=None)

Now, let’s ask some interesting questions!

response: ChatResponse = chat(model=MODEL, messages=[
  {
    'role': 'user',
    'content': "'How many R's are in the word 'Strawberry'",
  },
])
print(response.message.content)
<think>
Okay, so I need to figure out how many R's are in the word "Strawberry." Hmm, let me start by spelling it out. S-T-R-A-W-B-E-R-R-Y. Wait, is that right? Let me check again: S, T, R, A, W, B, E, R, R, Y. Yeah, that's correct.

Now, I'm looking for the letter R. I'll go through each letter one by one to make sure I don't miss any. The first letter is S, not an R. Next is T, also not an R. Then comes R, so that's one R. 

Moving on, after R is A, which isn't an R. Then W, B, E—all not R's. After E comes another R, so that's the second R. Wait, but then right after that R, there's another R? Let me check: S-T-R-A-W-B-E-R-R-Y. Oh yeah, I see now. So after E, there are two R's in a row. That means the third letter is an R and the ninth letter is also an R, but wait, no, actually, let me count again.

Wait, maybe I miscounted the positions. Let me write it down:

1: S
2: T
3: R (that's one)
4: A
5: W
6: B
7: E
8: R (two)
9: R (three)
10: Y

Oh! So actually, there are three R's in "Strawberry." Wait, no, that can't be right because I thought it was two. Let me think again. The word is S-T-R-A-W-B-E-R-R-Y. So after E, which is the seventh letter, comes R as the eighth and another R as the ninth. Then Y is the tenth.

Wait a second, so that's two R's at positions eight and nine, right? Because the first R is at position three. So in total, there are three R's: one at the third position and two more after E, making it three R's in total.

But now I'm confused because sometimes people might think it's only two. Let me verify by writing out each letter with its position:

1. S
2. T
3. R (1)
4. A
5. W
6. B
7. E
8. R (2)
9. R (3)
10. Y

Yes, that's correct. So there are three R's in "Strawberry." But I'm a bit unsure because sometimes when letters are doubled, like the two R's at positions eight and nine, people might count them as one instance or notice both. But actually, each occurrence counts separately.

Wait, but maybe I made a mistake in counting the letters. Let me write the word again without numbers: S T R A W B E R R Y. So from left to right:

- S (1)
- T (2)
- R (3) – first R
- A (4)
- W (5)
- B (6)
- E (7)
- R (8) – second R
- R (9) – third R
- Y (10)

Yes, that's definitely three R's. I think earlier I thought it was two because sometimes the double R might be overlooked as a single instance, but each R is counted individually. So the correct answer should be three R's in "Strawberry."
</think>

The word "Strawberry" contains three R's. 

Step-by-step explanation:

1. Write out the word: S T R A W B E R R Y.
2. Identify each letter's position and check for 'R':
   - Position 3: R (first)
   - Position 8: R (second)
   - Position 9: R (third)
3. Count each occurrence of 'R' to find the total.

Answer: There are three R's in "Strawberry."