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The number of bacteria in a liquid medium doubles every hour. There are 66,000 bacteria at the start. Which represents the number of bacteria $y$ after $t$ hours?

A

$y=\frac{1}{2}(66,000{)}^t$

B

$y=2(66,000{)}^t$

C

$y=66,000{\left(\frac{1}{2}\right)}^t$

D

$y=66,000(2{)}^t$