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WASL: 10th Grade Math Mystery Cache

Hidden : 5/1/2005
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
3.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

Part of the now-defunct WASL Series. Although the code won't get you anything now, this is still a worthwhile trek.

The cache is not at the posted coordinates!

Welcome to the 10th grade WASL. Although the State of Washington will not require passage of the 10th grade WASL to graduate until 2008, this school district requires it now!

This is the 10th grade math WASL. You will need to answer the following actual questions correctly in order to pass. Once you pass all portions of the WASL, you can graduate.

REMEMBER to note the code found in the cache - you will need it in order to graduate.

This is a fairly long/strenuous hike/bike ride. I'm happy to confirm coordinates and routes before you set out.

1          Alice, Bob, Farhana, and Jamal went out for pizza. When the bill came, they decided to split the check. Alice figured out what she owed by multiplying the bill by 0.25. Bob figured his share by finding 30% of the total. Farhana figured out her amount by dividing the total by 3. To determine what he owed, Jamal found 12% of the total. Who paid the most money? 

A.     Alice

B.     Bob

C.     Farhana

D.     Jamal

 

2

      For Earth Day, the school plans to sell the following buttons to students and the community.

The school will have to pay $18 for 15 dozen buttons. How much will the school have to pay for 50 dozen buttons? 

A.     $90.00

B.     $60.00

C.     $45.00

D.     $41.67

3                 On Enrique’s grid below, find all the points whose x coordinate is one third
of its y coordinate.

 

A.     Points D, E, and F

B.     Points D, E, F, and G

C.     Points B, H, and I

D.     Points B, H, I, and G

4       In the diagram, the line from H to M is perpendicular to the line from K to F.

If you are at Q facing H and turn 315° clockwise, then 45°
counterclockwise, what point will you be facing?
 

A.     H

B.     F

C.     M

D.     K

 

5                 Henrietta is stacking soup cans for a display in the grocery store where she works. The bottom level of the display has 100 cans arranged in a square. The next level up has 81 cans in a square. The level above that has 64 cans in a square. She continues this pattern until she has just one can at the top. How many cans does she have altogether in this display? 

A.     246

B.     385

C.     450

D.     550

The cache coordinates are at:

47 [4]([2]+[5]).([2]-[5])([1]x2)[4]
121 [4]([1]x3).([5]x2)([3]x6)[1]

[x] = your answer to the numbered question above, converted to a number, where A=1, B=2, etc.

The container is a 30 caliber ammo can. Lightning Jeff/Walkabout Meli geocoin #020 included for the FTF.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Abg gbb uvtu - vs lbh nccebnpu sebz gur erne.

Decryption Key

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

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)