I guess my interpretations of the calculation may be faulty, however:

Per the formula in the book, it states that the entire computation is divided 
by 16 --

Calculation is "n" = (number of items + 15) + 2
                              _____________________ 
                                             16

This is how it is stated in the book.... the entire numerator gets divided by 
the denominator.

Moreover, the book states that "n is between 3 and 18 inclusive"

Scenario: the maximum number of items in a base is now 1200.    

So, regardless of either my interpretation or yours the number of labels is 
way beyond 18...

((1200 + 15) / 16) + 2  = 77

(1200 + 15) + 2
-----------------------         = 76
         16

So, either way, something ain't kosher......

Of course, I'm using a book that was written 20 years ago and as we all know, 
TI has had a lot of changes made to it since then........


Brian.

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I think the problem may lie in your interpretation of the formula.

The + 2 on the end is to be added afterward
 
It also appears to expect integer math.

for 10 it would be ((10 + 15) / 16 ) + 2, which yields 3.

for 30 it would be ((30 + 15 / 16 ) + 2, 4

So the formula would indeed appear to be for the last label....


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