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How can I get all the missing date labels correctly placed?
1 of 16: Start by picking up the replacement labels that Barnes made. They're on the counter just to the left of him.
2 of 16: Check inventory to see that they represent the years 1866, 1870, 1882, and 1888.
3 of 16: Looking around the store, you'll find three shelf-ends that have columns of year markers on them.
4 of 16: Go up to each one and see where the hand cursors appear. That'll be where the missing labels go.
5 of 16: To figure out which label goes in each blank space, use the rules listed on the document that Barnes gave you.
6 of 16: Start by taking a look at the shelf-end that's nearest the exit door. It has 1868, 1876, blank, and 1864.
7 of 16: Using the first rule, which states that none of the dates can end in the same digit, you can rule out 1866 and 1888. That leaves only 1870 and 1882 as possibilities.
8 of 16: The second rule's last clause ("if it they indicate the same sense") makes no sense, so ignore it. The rest of the rule says that years whose digits add up the same as other years' digits can't be put with those other years.
9 of 16: If you add up the digits in 1870 and 1882, you'll get 16 and 19, respectively.
10 of 16: Add up the digits in 1868, 1876, and 1864 to get 23, 22, and 19, respectively.
11 of 16: Since 1882 adds up to the same number (19) as 1864 does, that disqualifies it, leaving only 1870.
12 of 16: So select the 1870 label in inventory, then click on the blank space that's between 1876 and 1864.
13 of 16: Repeat that process with the other shelf-end that's only missing one year.
14 of 16: You'll find that using the first rule will immediately give you the answer.
15 of 16: Put the 1882 label on that shelf-end's empty space, then go over to the one that's missing the last two labels.
16 of 16: You only have two labels left, and it doesn't matter what order they're put in, so there's no figuring to be done. Just use them both on empty spaces to finish up.
