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Algebra 301 Mystery Cache

Hidden : 2/9/2016
Difficulty:
5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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A simple little algebra problem to test your recollection of High School Maths...

  • For the Irish - this is 3rd Year Maths
  • For the Americans, Germans & Aussies - this in Grade 9 Maths
  • For the Brits - this is Year 9 Maths
  • ...you get the idea

Translation: you should have been able to solve this when you were about 14 or 15 years old


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THE PUZZLE -- Simple maths really...

 7A+ 6B - 2C + 9D = 137

-2A + 3B + 4C - 5D = -41

¾A + ⅔B + ½C + ¼D + ¼ = 10

 3A² + B/2 + ½C³ + √(2D) = 153

FINAL: N 53 18 . [1B] [2C] [D-C-A] W 006 11 . [3D/B] [AD/8] [BD/3]

For clarity:

"7A" means --- 7 multiplied by A

"D-C" means --- D subtract C

"AD" means --- A multiplied by D

"¾A" means --- ¾ multiplied by A

"B/2" means --- B divided by 2

"3D/B" means --- 3 multiplied by D and divided by B

"√(2D)" means --- the square root of (2D)

You can check your mathematical prowess here...

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

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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)