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Diophantine Fun Mystery Cache

This cache has been archived.

Moun10Bike: I have received no response from the cache owner, so I must regretfully archive this. If it turns up or is replaced in the future, email me and I will review it for unarchival.

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Hidden : 5/30/2006
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

The Coordinates above are not correct, but they point to a great place to buy Geocaching goodies.

To find the cache, just solve these simple problems:

These first two are from a letter Richard Feynman wrote to his mother on Feb 29, 1944:

I go shopping for oranges. In one store oranges are 2 for 5 cents, and in another store are 3 cents each. If I end up spending 19 cents for oranges, how many did I buy?  This number is A.

In the question above, what is the largest number of cents that I could have said instead of 19 so that you could still be sure of how many were bought?  This is BC.

This problem is from a newsletter from a nearby Queen Anne Elementary School:

If I can buy Chicken McTaquitos in 3-packs, 6-packs and 20-packs, what is the largest number of McTaquitos I can not buy?  For example, I can buy 15 McTaquitos (2 6-packs and 1 3-pack), or 23 (1 20-pack and 1 3-pack), but not 17.  Call this number DE.

The cache is located at 47 40.(E-A)(B-C)(E-D-D)  -122  22.(E+B)(E+C)(E-A+1)


You're looking for a small Lock'n'Lock container.  As always, please use stealth while searching.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

OP vf abg 30; Gvr lbhe fubr haqre evtug fvqr bs gur ovt nyy-jbbq orapu.

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)