diff --git a/Chapter_03/3-9_dinnerGuests.py b/Chapter_03/3-9_dinnerGuests.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..30a60cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Chapter_03/3-9_dinnerGuests.py
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+# Excercise 3-9 Dinner Guests
+# Learning Objective: Utilize len() method on an earlier program. 
+
+#Guest List Ex 3-4
+guests = ['Tim', 'Steve', 'Aaron', 'Paul', 'Luke', 'Derek']
+
+"""
+print(f"Hi there {guests[0]} please come over for dinner!")
+print(f"Hi there {guests[1]} please come over for dinner!")
+print(f"Hi there {guests[2]} please come over for dinner!")
+print(f"Hi there {guests[3]} please come over for dinner!")
+print(f"Hi there {guests[4]} please come over for dinner!")
+print(f"Hi there {guests[5]} please come over for dinner!")
+"""
+
+print("We are inviting " + str(len(guests)) + " guests.")
+# str method hasn't been mentioned yet but given the sytax error provided, 
+# it was needed to convert the int value to a string. 
\ No newline at end of file