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A puzzle about Ajlong? Mystery Cache

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Hidden : 5/15/2011
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

Get to know the cacher Ajlong.

Ajlong is a well now cacher from the Bloomfield area that has been caching for a few years now and he has helped the geocaching community alot by not only hiding caches of all sorts but also by attending events and share stories both personal and caching related.
Easy going fella and its always a blast going out caching with him.
Now its time for you to just find out how much or little do you know about Ajlong.
The cache is not at the posted coordinates.
To find out the location you just need to solve the math problem below using the answers provided:

A - In what year did Ajlong find his first cache?
Answer - 2008

B - His first GPS was a Garmin Nuvi, what model was it?
Answer - 680

C - In Ajlong what does the "A" stand for?
Answer - Arthur

D - In Ajlong what does the "J" stand for?
Answer - James

E - Ajlong is the father of 4 kids, but only one is a geocacher, what is his/her geocaching name?
Answer - Lady Tag-a-Long

F - Ajlong has retired from a well know North American Company leader in its industry. What is the name of that company?
Answer - Lafarge

G - What was the highest number of caches found by Ajlong in one single day?
Answer - 106

H - Ajlong owns the ultimate geomobile vehicle a Jeep but what model is it?
Answer - Wrangler

I - What year is his Jeep?
Answer - 2009


To find the cache solve this simple math problem:
X=((B-C)*(E+D)-A)*(E/D)-1
Y=(I*(E+F))+(G*H)+4

Cache coordinates:
N 45 X (XX.XXX)
W 65 Y (YY.YYY)

Checksum : N=26 W=25

Good Luck

NOTE:
I had created this puzzle cache in honor for a big friend of mine and I wanted to do a little something to acknowledge his contribution to the caching community.
The powers that be turned down the cache because the puzzle "required cachers to gain personal information of another cacher".
I consider the decision strange because there are other similar puzzles like this one that were accepted but I wasnt so lucky.
So I had to rework the puzzle a little bit and all you have to do is to figure out now how to solve the puzzle to find the coordinates.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Qb gur zngu.

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)