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+# 3. What is the longest name in the dataset?
+
+import ssadata
+
+maximum_length = 0
+longest_names = []
+
+for boys_name in ssadata.boys.keys():
+    if len(boys_name ) > maximum_length:
+        maximum_length = len(boys_name)
+        longest_names = []
+        longest_names.append(boys_name)
+    elif len(boys_name) == maximum_length:
+        longest_names.append(boys_name)
+
+for girls_name in ssadata.girls.keys():
+    if len(girls_name) > maximum_length:
+        maximum_length = len(girls_name)
+        longest_names = []
+        longest_names.append(girls_name)
+    elif len(girls_name) == maximum_length:
+        longest_names.append(girls_name)
+
+print("The longest names in the data set are " + str(maximum_length) + " letters! They are:")
+
+for name in longest_names:
+    print(name)
+
+

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