Pumpkin Pie Mystery Cache
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Rachele, Michelle, Becky, and Mary decided to have some pumpkin pie. Being the calorie conscious gals that they are, they wanted to know the 2D surface area of the pie. Apparently they have some formula to tell them calories by just using the surface area.
Note that the terrain at GZ varies from T2 to probably T4. Originally it was a T3.5. Less than a year later it was a T4. On 2016 12 01 it was T2.
The selected pie was picked from the best pie maker in the region. Made with only the best ingredients. The dimensions are perfect and no crumbs result when cutting the pie.
The pie has an outside diameter of 10".
The pie filling has a diameter of 9 1/4".
To solve this puzzle, you will need to solve the area of:
a) the entire pie
b) the filling
c) the crust
d) the cut piece of pie
The selected digits are found by counting the number of digits from the leftmost to the right. The period counts as a digit. For example: 3.1415925
1 = 3
2 = .
7 = 9
9 = 5
Area of the entire pie:
A = 1204 so find the 1,204th character in the answer, which will be A
B = 20856
C = 30098
Area of the entire pie's filling:
D = 5095
E = 10875
F = 24588
Area of the crust of the entire pie:
G = 167
H = 19754
I = 22259
The girls divide the pie into equal servings for themselves. Area of one piece of pie:
J = 4
K = 11111
L = 12349
Area of the crust of the pie slice:
M = 26180
N = 28004
O = 32005
Calculating the calories of the pie is only known by the girls.
The actual coordinates are located at:
N AB CD.EFG
W HIJ KL.MNO
Please note that the final location will be significantly more difficult or even downright dangerous in the dark or when there is snow or ice. It will be quite a bit more difficult when the ground is wet. If you fall, gravity will help you a signficant distance before the sudden stop at the bottom.
Congratulations to siouxpermann for FTF and the $3.14 (pi) FTF prize!
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Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
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