The following table gives the projected population, in thousands, of U.S. females under the age of 18.

(a) Create a linear function that models the projected population y, in thousands, as a function of the number of years past 2010.
(b) What is the projected population of females under age 18 in 2037, according to this model?
(c) When will this population reach 45,000,000, according to this model?

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Population (1000s) Population (1000s) Year Year 37,222 2020 2045 41,067 41,963 42,855 2025 38,201 39,244 2050 2030 2055 39,809 40,352 43,610 2035 2060 2040