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Hidden : 06/17/2016
Difficulty:
2.5 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 posted coordinates


The sequence of non zero numbers, 123456789 and 987654321 can be separated by a plus or minus so that the result of the described arithmetic operation will be 100

for example

1 + 2 + 34 - 5 + 67 - 8 + 9 = 100

or

98 + 7 + 6 - 5 - 4 - 3 + 2 - 1 = 100

There are 11 solutions for 123456789 and 15 solutions for 987654321

Here is the puzzle, see if you can make the correct coordinates with them

12 - ? - 4 + 5 - 6 + ? + 89 = 100

1 + 2? - 4 + 56 + ? + 8 + 9 = 100

1 + 2? - 4 + 5 + 6 + ?8 - 9 = 100

12 + ? - 4 + 5 + 6? + 8 + 9 = 100

1 + 2 + ? - 4 + 5 + 6 + ?8 + 9 = 100

and the other way

9 + 8 + 76 + 5 + 4 - 3 + ? - ? = 100

98 - 7 - 6 - 5 - 4 + 3 + ?? = 100

9 + 8 + 76 + 5 - 4 + 3 + ? + ? = 100

98 + 7 - 6 + 5 - 4 - 3 + ? + ? = 100

98 - 7 - 6 + 5 + 4 + 3 + ? + ? = 100

 


You can validate your puzzle solution with certitude.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

gur ? vf whfg fbzr nqqrq cyhf sha gb yrg lbh xabj vg vf 37 naq 121

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)