On Sat, Jun 5, 2021, 3:44 PM Karl <[1]gmkarl@gmail.com> wrote: On Sat, Jun 5, 2021, 3:42 PM Karl <[2]gmkarl@gmail.com> wrote: S_n and a 1 minute delay. St(n): time person n arrives. Sts(n): time person n begins being served Stf(n): time person n is done being served and leaves Stf(n) = Sts(n) + 1 Sts(n) = max(St(n), Stf(n -1)) Sts(n) = max(St(n), Sts(n - 1) + 1) Each iteration, the final value is either one more than the previous, or a newly defined value. St(n) = Sum[j=1...infinity, S_j * I{j <= n}] In the end, we want the number of people as a function of time. How many people have arrived by time t? Arrived(t) = Sum[j=0...infinity, 1 I{St(j) < t}] Using the impulse function to do everything is new to me. Not easily accessible. References 1. mailto:gmkarl@gmail.com 2. mailto:gmkarl@gmail.com