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Challenge 51: Bar Codes
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The U.S. Post Office uses short and long bars to represent ZIP Codes. A short bar is 0, and a long bar is 1. What is the 9-digit ZIP Code on Tesselation's envelope?
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Tesselation Bar-code systems were devised by scientists and mathematicians to speed the input and flow of data. Their use has enabled many businesses to operate more efficiently, including banks, delivery services, and supermarkets.

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