ApotheCarrie's Logic: Numbers Count Mystery Cache

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ThePharmGirl: Wow, all the trees are completely gone. So, too, is this cache now. And it was such a good logic puzzle! :(

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Hidden : 7/9/2008
Difficulty:
3.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size: small (small)

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Geocache Description:

The cache is NOT at the listed coordinates. You must solve the puzzle to get the correct coordinates.

Logically, it IS about the numbers?

One sunny Saturday, a fictional geocacher named ApotheCarrie decided to hold a geocaching contest with her completely fictional geocaching friends (EcoRovers, TeamBeets, Mkscoops, and CooDove). The rules were as follows: Each team would randomly pick a county from a hat (Dodge, Fond du Lac, Ozaukee, Sheboygan, and Waukesha) and then each would pick a cache type from the hat (Earthcache, Multi, Mystery, Traditional, or Virtual). No two teams could go to the same location or hunt the same type of cache. At 7:00 pm, they all returned to their meeting place in Washington County to see who found the most caches. One team claimed to have gotten a flat tire during the day and only logged 10 caches, while the others found 20,25,30, and 40 caches.

From the hints given below, determine the location, cache type, and number of caches found by each team. (Don't bother trying to look at any real-life cache information such as how many Earthcaches are actually in each county. Remember, this is a fictional contest.) Finally, use the key to calculate the coordinates to the cache.


Hints:
1. The EcoRovers found 5 more caches than CooDove (who went to Sheboygan Co.)
2. TeamBeets found more caches than the team visiting Dodge Co, who found more than the team who searched for Traditional caches.
3. ApotheCarrie (who didn't travel to Dodge Co) only logged Virtual caches.
4. The team who went to Ozaukee Co didn't visit Earthcaches (of which another team logged 20).
5. The team who went to Fond du Lac Co looked for Mystery caches (because puzzles are so awesome).
6. The team who went to Waukesha Co only found 10 caches (supposedly due to a flat tire), and none were Traditional caches.


Team CacheType Location #Found
EcoRovers A F K
TeamBeets B G L
ApotheCarrie C H M
Mkscoops D I N
CooDove E J O


Key:
Earthcache=1; Multi=2; Mystery=3; Traditional=4; Virtual=5
Dodge=1; FDL=2; Ozaukee=3; Sheboygan=4; Waukesha=5
#10=1; #20=2; #25=3; #30=4; #40=5


Coordinates: N43º 24.(H+L-E)(E+I-O)(A+I-N), W088º 10.(B+F-M)(E+H+O)(D+G+K)


You can check your answers for this puzzle on Geochecker.com.


FTF Prize: There is an UNACTIVATED GEOCOIN for you to own!!

***The final cache is located somewhere along the Eisenbahn State Trail. The Geocache Notification Form has been submitted to the Southeast Regional Headquarters of the Wisconsin DNR.



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