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Crypto Cache # 3 - All My Children Mystery Cache

Hidden : 5/18/2005
Difficulty:
3.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:


The above coordinates ARE NOT the location of the cache, in fact, they are the coordinates for the Safeway on Colorado Avenue . . . but first let me tell you a story.

A fellow geocacher was visiting me and asked me how many children I have.
“Three,” I replied.
“What are their ages?” he continued.
“Well, let me put it this way, if you multiply their three ages together, you get 36.” (their ages are whole numbers)
The geocacher thought for a moment and then asked for another hint.
“The sum of their ages is the number on the house next door,” I answered.
He immediately jumped over the fence to determine the number. A few moments later he returned and said he still needed one more hint.
“Okay,” I said, “but this is the last one. My eldest, Matthew, plays the piano.”

Do you know the ages of my children? If you do, you can find a cache.

A = sum of my two youngest children’s ages plus two
B = Jessica’s age
C = Matthew’s age

Coordinates: 38 47.A98 104 5B.C28

There is only ONE correct answer that fits everything said in the story. It is not a matter of multiple possibilities.

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Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Abg va ovt snyyra gerr.

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)