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Are you Smarter than..... Mystery Cache

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Hidden : 10/24/2009
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:


Find the 16 numbers that match all the clues below. All the numbers are whole numbers, no two numbers are the same and no number has a value less than zero.

The cache is located at N47 31.ABC, W121 52.DEF.

1. A1=B3 minus D1.
2. A2=either B4 minus D1 or B4 plus D1.
3. A3=either D1 plus A4 or a third of D1.
4. A4=either 35 or 36.
5. B1=either D2 plus C4 or A1 divided by C4.
6. B2=A4 minus C4.
7. B3=D3 minus B2.
8. B4=B1 plus D1.
9. C1=either D4 plus B2 or D4 minus B2.
10. C2=either A2 minus B1 or A2 plus B1.
11. C3=either C1 minus D1 or C1 plus D1.
12. C4=a fifth of A4.
13. D1=either B2 plus C4 or B2 minus C4.
14. D2=either C3 minus A3 or C3 minus B2.
15. D3=either A3 minus B2 or A3 plus A4.
16. D4=either A1 minus C4 or A1 plus C4.

You may wish to gather the 2 numbers from this cache for A Walk in the Woods

You can check your answers for this puzzle on Geochecker.com.

Congratulations to the FTF Dynamic Duo, dsvaugh and troublejv!

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Oruvaq n fghzc.

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)