The population of a town, y, increases at a rate of 4.6% each year. If the population of the town in the year 2000 was 57,000 people, which equation represents the population of the town r years after 2000?
A.) y = 57,000+ 1.046
B.) y=57,000+ 1.462
C.) y = 57,000(1.046)
D.) y = 57,000(1.46)

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