Each ordered pair gives the average weekly wage x for federal government workers and the average weekly wage y for state government workers for 2001 through 2009.

(a) Plot the data. From the graph, do the data appear to be approximately linear?

(b) Visually find a linear model for the data. Graph the model.

(c) Use the model to approximate y when x = 1075.

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(941, 727), (1001, 754), (1043, 770), (1111, 791), (1151, 812), (1198, 844), (1248, 883), (1275, 923), (1303, 937)