State #letters in name Year entered the Union Rank for entering the Union Area (square miles) Alabama 7 1819 22 52,423 Colorado 8 1876 38 104,100 Hawaii 6 1959 50 10.932 lowa 4 1846 29 56,276 Maryland 1788 7 12.407 Missouri 8 1821 24 69,709 New Jersey 9 1787 3 8,722 Ohio 4 1803 17 44.828 South Carolina 13 1788 8 32,008 Utah 4 1896 45 84.904 8 We are interested in whether or not the number of letters in a state name depends upon the year the state entered the Union. + . We are interested in whether or not the number of letters in a state name depends upon the year the state entered the Union. y = a. b. T C. Find the estimated number of letters (to the nearest integer) a state would have if it entered the Union in 1900. d. Find the estimated number of letters a state would have if it entered the Union in 1940.