# PART 2A 

result = phrase[-7] + phrase[-25]
OR
result = phrase[-7] + phrase[18]
OR
result = phrase[36] + phrase[18]
OR
result= phrase[36] + phrase[-25]


# PART 2B 

result = lst[0][-2] + lst[0][7] + lst[0][-1]
OR
result = lst[0][-2] + lst[0][-3] + lst[0][-1]
OR
result = lst[0][-2] + lst[0][7]+ lst[0][9]
OR
result = lst[0][-2]+ lst[0][-3] + lst[0][9]
OR	
result = lst[0][8] + lst[0][7] + lst[0][9]
OR
result = lst[0][8] + lst[0][7] + lst[0][-1]
OR
result = lst[0][8] + lst[0][-3] + lst[0][9]
OR
result = lst[0][8] + lst[0][-3] + lst[0][-1]



# PART 2C 

result=phrase[3:6]+phrase[:2]
OR
result=phrase[3:6]+phrase[0:2]
OR
result=phrase[-5:-2]+phrase[-8:-6]
OR
result=phrase[-5:-2]+phrase[:2]
OR
result=phrase[-5:-2]+phrase[0:2]
OR
result=phrase[3:6]+phrase[-8:-6]


# PART 2D 

result=lst[1][1]+lst[0][0]
OR
result=lst[-1][1]+lst[0][0]
OR
result=lst[-1][-1]+lst[0][0]
OR
result=lst[1][1]+lst[0][-2]
OR
result=lst[1][1]+lst[-2][0]
OR
result=lst[1][1]+lst[-2][-2]
OR
result=lst[-1][1]+lst[0][-2]
OR
result=lst[-1][1]+lst[-2][0]
OR
result=lst[-1][-1]+lst[0][-2]
OR
result=lst[-1][-1]+lst[-2][0]
OR
result=lst[-1][-1]+lst[-2][-2]



# PART 2E 

ALL POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS BELOW. ONLY ONE IS NECESSARY
result=lst[0][1][0]+lst[1][0]
result=lst[0][1][-5]+lst[1][0]
result=lst[0][-2][0]+lst[1][0]
result=lst[0][-2][-5]+lst[1][0]
result=lst[-2][1][0]+lst[1][0]
result=lst[-2][1][-5]+lst[1][0]
result=lst[-2][-2][0]+lst[1][0]
result=lst[-2][-2][-5]+lst[1][0]
result=lst[0][1][0]+lst[1][0]
result=lst[0][1][0]+lst[1][-7]
result=lst[0][1][-5]+lst[1][-7]
result=lst[0][-2][0]+lst[1][-7]
result=lst[0][-2][-5]+lst[1][-7]
result=lst[-2][1][0]+lst[1][-7]
result=lst[-2][1][-5]+lst[1][-7]
result=lst[-2][-2][0]+lst[1][-7]
result=lst[-2][-2][-5]+lst[1][-7]
result=lst[0][1][0]+lst[1][-7]
result=lst[0][1][0]+lst[-1][0]
result=lst[0][1][-5]+lst[-1][0]
result=lst[0][-2][0]+lst[-1][0]
result=lst[0][-2][-5]+lst[-1][0]
result=lst[-2][1][0]+lst[-1][0]
result=lst[-2][1][-5]+lst[-1][0]
result=lst[-2][-2][0]+lst[-1][0]
result=lst[-2][-2][-5]+lst[-1][0]
result=lst[0][1][0]+lst[-1][0]
result=lst[0][1][0]+lst[-1][-7]
result=lst[0][1][-5]+lst[-1][-7]
result=lst[0][-2][0]+lst[-1][-7]
result=lst[0][-2][-5]+lst[-1][-7]
result=lst[-2][1][0]+lst[-1][-7]
result=lst[-2][1][-5]+lst[-1][-7]
result=lst[-2][-2][0]+lst[-1][-7]
result=lst[-2][-2][-5]+lst[-1][-7]
result=lst[0][1][0]+lst[-1][-7]


# PART 2F 

ALL POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS BELOW. ONLY ONE IS NECESSARY
result=len(lst[1][1])
result=len(lst[1][-3])
result=len(lst[-1][1])
result=len(lst[-1][-3])



# PART 2G 

ALL POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS BELOW. ONLY ONE IS NECESSARY
result=lst[:]
result=lst[0:2]
result=lst[0:X] where X is any integer greater than 2
result=lst[:X] where X is any integer greater than 2


# PART 2H 

result="$".join(phrase.split("a"))
OR
ALSO ACCEPTABLE
result1 = phrase.split("a")
result="$".join(result)




# Problem 3A 

def calculatePay(level, hours):
    if level == 'post': 		#calculate post pay
        return 25 * hours
    elif level == 'staff':		# calculate staff pay
        return 35 * hours
    else:					#calculate undergrad/grad pay
        if hours >= 20:		
            return 20.0 * 15
        else:
            return hours * 15

OR

def calculatePay(level, hours):
    if level=="ugrad":              #calculate undergrad pay
        if hours>20:                #No more than 20 hours
            hours=20
        rate=15
    elif level=="grad":             #calculate grad pay
        if hours>20:                #no more than 20 hours
            hours=20
        rate=15
    elif level=="post":             #calculate post pay
        rate=25
    else:				       # calculate staff pay
        rate = 35
    return rate*hours			 


OR

def calculatePay(level, hours):
    if level=="ugrad" or level=="grad": #calculate undergrad pay
        if hours>20:                    #No more than 20 hours
            hours=20
        rate=15
    elif level=="post":                 #calculate post pay
        rate=25
    else:                               #calculate staff pay
        rate=35
    return rate*hours

OR

def calculatePay(level, hours):
    if level=="ugrad" or level=="grad": #calculate undergrad pay
        if hours>20:                    #No more than 20 hours
            hours=20
        rate=15
    if level=="post":                   #calculate post pay
        rate=25
    if level=="staff":                  #calculate staff pay
        rate=35
    return rate*hours



OR

def calculatePay(level, hours):
    if level=="ugrad":              #calculate undergrad pay
        if hours>20:                #No more than 20 hours
            hours=20
        rate=15
    if level=="grad":             #calculate grad pay
        if hours>20:                #no more than 20 hours
            hours=20
        rate=15
    if level=="post":             #calculate post pay
        rate=25
    if level==”staff”:			# calculate staff pay
        rate = 35
    return rate*hours


# Problem 3B 


def compareString(text1, text2):
    if text1>=text2:                #text1 greater/equal
        lst=[text1, text2]
    else:
        lst[text2, text1]
    print(lst)
OR

def compareString(text1, text2):
    if text1<text2:                #text2 greater
        lst=[text2, test1]
    else:
        lst=[text1, text2]
    print(lst)

OR

def compareString(text1, text2):
    if text2>text1:                #text2 greater
        lst=[text2, test1]
    else:
        lst=[text1, text2]
    print(lst)

OR

def compareString(text1, text2):
    lst=[]
    if text1>=text2:                #text1 greater/equal
        lst.append(text1)
        lst.append(text2)
    else:
        lst.append(text2)
        lst.append(text1)
    print(lst)

OR

def compareString(text1, text2):
    lst=[]
    if text2>text1:                #text2 greater
        lst.append(text2)
        lst.append(text1)
    else:
        lst.append(text1)
        lst.append(text2)
    print(lst)

OR

def compareString(text1, text2):
    lst=[]
    if text1<text2:                #text2 greater
        lst.append(text2)
        lst.append(text1)
    else:
        lst.append(text1)
        lst.append(text2)
    print(lst)


# Problem 4 

# Part 4A 

['red', 'black', 'yellow', ['purple', 'gold']]


# Part 4B 

[‘purple’, ‘gold’]


# Part 4C

Line 7


# Part 4D

ANY OF THESE SOLUTIONS ARE CORRECT. ONLY ONE NEEDS TO BE
list1.append(list2[1])
list1.append(list2[-1])
list1 = list1[:] + list2[1:]
list1 = list1[:3] + list2[1:]
list1 = list1[0:] + list2[1:]
list1 = list1[0:] + list2[-1:]
list1 = list1[0:3] + list2[1:]
list1 = list1[0:3] + list2[-1:]


# Part 5 

# PART 5A 

Line 3


# PART 5B 

The index referenced by name2[5] is past the actual elements in the string. The last element in name2 is at index 4 (i.e., name[4]).


# PART 5C 

ANY ONE OF THE FOLLOWING LINES OF CODE IS ACCEPTABLE AS AN ANSWER
if name2[0] in name1:
if name2[1] in name1:
if name2[2] in name1:
if name2[3] in name1:
if name2[4] in name1:
if name2[-1] in name1: