When ticket sales began, Pat was the pth customer in line for a ticket, and customers purchased their tickets at the rate of x customers per minute. Of the following, which best approximates the time, in minutes, that Pat had to wait in line from the moment ticket sales began?	Options:
A) (p - 1) x  B) p + x –1  C) (p-1)/x  D) x/(p-1)  E) p/(x-1)
C. (p - 1) / x
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When ticket sales began, Pat was the pth customer in line for a ticket, and customers purchased their tickets at the rate of x customers per minute. Of the following, which best approximates the time, in minutes, that Pat had to wait in line from the moment ticket sales began?