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The table gives the population,\['p'\] in a region of the country as a function of the years \['t'\] since 2003.

t	1	2	3	4
p	42,500	43,000	43,500	44,000

Which equation represents this data algebraically?

A)  p = 42,500 + 1,000t                

B)  p = 42,000 + 500t

C)  p = 42,500 + 500t                  

D)  p = 40,000 + 1,500t