Math School - Grade 8 Mystery Cache

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Hidden : 1/18/2010
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size: micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:


This series is dedicated to the many math teachers who, over the
years, have drilled and reviewed math facts, postulates, and order
of operations into our heads!

The series of 13 caches focuses on basic math skills from each
grade, from K through grade 12!

This cache focuses on Grade EIGHT math skills to obtain the
coordinates of the actual cache!

The cache is NOT at the posted coordinates! To find the coordinates
of the cache, solve the following math problems:

Final Coordnates:


NORTH: 32oAB.CDE

WEST: 096oFG.HIJ



A. The tallest player on a basketball team is 77 inches tall. The shortest player is 72 inches tall. Which conclusion about the heights of the team players is supported by this data?
If the range is 5, A = 5.
If the mean is 9, A = 9.
If the median is 8, A = 8.
If the mode is 6, A = 6.

B. Solve: -7+35+(-22)

C. Rounded tot he whole number, what is 13% of 62?

E. Take the Y coordinate of the midpoint for the line segment whose endpoints are:
Point (5,3) and (-1,-1) .

E. How many pairs of parallel sides are there in a parallelogram? Multiple this number by 3

F. A recipe for carrot salad makes 12 servings. The recipe calls for 2 cups of grated carrots. You only have half a cup. How many servings can you make?

G. Solve: 3x + 9 = 24.

H. What is the slope of the line 3y = 9x + 15 ?

I. Solve: -7+35+(-22).

J. What is the compliment of 89o?


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Additional Hints (Decrypt)

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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)


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