How to Solve Puzzle 003 in Professor Layton and the Unwound Future

Read the puzzle's description., Add the two first descriptions together., Look at the times the bus departs from work., Go backwards with the lists.

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Step-by-Step Guide

  1. Step 1: Read the puzzle's description.

    From home to work, it takes you one hour by bus.

    Work takes 2 hours to complete.

    The times on the left state when the bus leaves your house and the times on the right state when it leaves your workplace.

    You need to find the home departure time in order to have the most shortest waiting period for the bus at work.
  2. Step 2: Add the two first descriptions together.

    This will give you the total amount of time of travel from home to work and how long work is.

    The end result is the time you would end work, assuming you start as soon as you get there.

    Start with A and go down the list. 4:00 am + 1 hour + 2 hours = 7:00 am 9:00 am + 1 hour + 2 hours = 12:00 pm 2:30 pm + 1 hour + 2 hours = 5:30 pm 6:00 pm + 1 hour + 2 hours = 9:00 pm 12:00 am + 1 hour + 2 hours = 3:00 am , Use your new times, from the list above, to determine the least time you need to wait for a bus from when you end work. 7:00 am to 10:30 am = 3 1/2 hours 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm = 5 hours 5:30 pm to 8:00 pm = 2 1/2 hours 9:00 pm to 12:00 am = 3 hours 3:00 am to 5:00 am = 2 hours , Find the least amount of waiting time and match it with the total time list.

    Tap on the correct letter representing what time you need to leave the house.
  3. Step 3: Look at the times the bus departs from work.

  4. Step 4: Go backwards with the lists.

Detailed Guide

From home to work, it takes you one hour by bus.

Work takes 2 hours to complete.

The times on the left state when the bus leaves your house and the times on the right state when it leaves your workplace.

You need to find the home departure time in order to have the most shortest waiting period for the bus at work.

This will give you the total amount of time of travel from home to work and how long work is.

The end result is the time you would end work, assuming you start as soon as you get there.

Start with A and go down the list. 4:00 am + 1 hour + 2 hours = 7:00 am 9:00 am + 1 hour + 2 hours = 12:00 pm 2:30 pm + 1 hour + 2 hours = 5:30 pm 6:00 pm + 1 hour + 2 hours = 9:00 pm 12:00 am + 1 hour + 2 hours = 3:00 am , Use your new times, from the list above, to determine the least time you need to wait for a bus from when you end work. 7:00 am to 10:30 am = 3 1/2 hours 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm = 5 hours 5:30 pm to 8:00 pm = 2 1/2 hours 9:00 pm to 12:00 am = 3 hours 3:00 am to 5:00 am = 2 hours , Find the least amount of waiting time and match it with the total time list.

Tap on the correct letter representing what time you need to leave the house.

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