The PADS Hackerrank Solution - SQL For Explanation Watch Video : Oracle:: SELECT NAME || '(' || SUBSTR(OCCUPATION,1,1) || ')' AS N FROM OCCUPATIONS ORDER BY N; SELECT 'There are a total of ' || COUNT(OCCUPATION) || ' ' || LOWER(OCCUPATION) || 's.' FROM OCCUPATIONS GROUP BY OCCUPATION ORDER BY COUNT(OCCUPATION), OCCUPATION; MySql: ======= SELECT CONCAT(NAME,'(',SUBSTR(OCCUPATION,1,1),')') AS NA FROM OCCUPATIONS ORDER BY NA; SELECT CONCAT('There are a total of ',COUNT(OCCUPATION),' ',LOWER(OCCUPATION),'s.') FROM OCCUPATIONS GROUP BY OCCUPATION ORDER BY COUNT(OCCUPATION), OCCUPATION;