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Fun With Numbers Mystery Cache

Hidden : 1/28/2013
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

The cache is not at the given coordinates. To find the final coordinates, please solve the puzzle below.

North
Atomic Number of Seaborgium
Add Year author who wrote Omoo: A Narrative of Adventure in the South Seas was born
Divided by # of Boroughs in New York City
Multiply by the # of square miles of the Country of Andorra
Subtract # of dead, wounded, or missing from both the Union and Confederate forces on the bloodiest single-day battle in American History
Add speed of light in miles per second
Subtract year in which the British Empire adopts the Gregorian Calendar
Multiply # of letters in the author of The American Claimant real name (first, middle, last)
Divided by # of sides in a rhombus
Add the population in 1920 of the City Nicknamed “Hog Butcher of the World”
Subtract zip code Frankfort Michigan
Subtract Name of the Band Rush’s 4th Studio Album
Subtract a gross
Add # of 4 year terms Franklin Roosevelt served as President of the United States = North Coordinates


West
# of yards passing for John Elway in his rookie year in the NFL
Multiply # of Goals Wayne Gretzky scored in 1981-82 NHL season
Divided by # of Cy Young Awards for Greg Maddux
Add # of career rebounds in the NBA for the player known as “The Big E”
Multiply # of times Hank Aaron was an All Star
Divided by uniform # of “Broadway Joe” while playing for the Jets
Multiply # of career no hitters for Nolan Ryan
Subtract # of career points for Karl Malone
Multiple # of NCAA Basketball Titles won by John Wooden as coach for UCLA
Add Salary in $ of the “Say Hey Kid” for the 1969 season per baseball-reference.com
Subtract # of wins for Al McGuire as coach for Marquette University
Add # of rushing yards for the NFL career of Garrison Hearst
Subtract # of home runs Roger Maris hit in 1961
Add # of touchdowns thrown by Steve Young in Super Bowl XXIX = West Coordinates

Perform each operation one line at the time. The final location is a high muggle area.


Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Va bar bs gerrf oruvaq bowrpgf

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)