Weekly Earnings. Data in the following table show an increase in the average weekly earnin...

Weekly Earnings. Data in the following table show an increase in the average weekly earnings of U.S. production workers from 2000 to 2012. Model the data with a linear function and using this function, predict the average weekly earnings of U.S. production workers in 2016 and in 2020. Answers may vary depending on the data points used.

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor