C:\>perl test.pl Hello, World... $VAR1 = { 'fruit' => { 'apple' => { 'pippin' => 1, 'cox' => 1, 'granny' => 1 }, 'banana' => { 'green' => 1, 'yellow' => 1 } } }; there are 2 fruit species there are 3 apple breeds there are 2 banana breeds Good luck with your homework