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In article <C0HD3p.1u4@dcs.ed.ac.uk> tk@dcs.ed.ac.uk (Tommy Kelly) writes:
>Every morning, I take a train to the city, then have to take a bus to
>Uni.  There are two bus stops within easy walking distance of the train
>station.
>
>Bus stop 1 is 4mins 20 seconds away, and is the earlier on the route (the bus
>visits it before bus stop 2).
>
>Bus stop 2 is 3mins 20 seconds away.
>
>The bus takes about 30 seconds to travel from stop 1 to stop 2.
>
>Bus interarrival time is 15 minutes, and can effectively be at any point
>in their run when I begin my walk from the train station.
>
>a. On average, which bus stop should I walk to minimize my time in travelling
>   to the University?

  Probably you meant 3'20" for stop 1 and 4'20" for stop 2. But according
  to the above info, always walk to bus stop 2. The worst could happen is
  to get on the same bus you would if walking to bus stop 1. With luck,
  you could catch a bus 15 min earlier.

-ping