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4th ManoQuations Mystery Cache

Hidden : 10/11/2016
Difficulty:
4 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

This is the fourth in a series* of puzzle caches that involve finding the mystery words that begin with the capital letters in various equations.  This one uses the equations below:


3 = C in the F

14 = S of the C

7 = Y W

3 = F of E

135 = S S M

9 = S of B

8 = C of a T

50 = W to L Y L

2 = P of H

7 = H of R

For example, in “7 = D of the W,” the mystery words are “Days” and “Week.”

To find the cache, determine the total alpha-numeric equivalent (a=1, b=2, c=3 etc.) of each of the mystery words in the 10 equations, and sum them. Add this sum to 5841 to get the last four digits of the latitude of the cache and add this sum to 964 to get the last four digits of the longitude of the cache.

For parking coordinates, add the previously calculated sum to 5767 and 1048 respectively.

Instead of a Geochecker I’m providing hints that should confirm that you’ve nailed the equations.

 

* the previous caches in the series are  “ManoQuations” (GC3CN39), “2nd ManoQuations” (GC5PQWT) and “3rd ManoQuations" (GC67JC7)

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

1. QEf bs gur zlfgrel jbeqf va gur 10 rdhngvbaf ner 7, 2, 2, 3, 5, 5, 7, 3, 7, 3 2. Pngrtbevrf va nycunorgvpny beqre ner trbtencul, trbzrgel, uvfgbel, zbivrf, zhfvp, eryvtvba naq grpuabybtl

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)