Which estimate best describes the area under the curve in square units?

3 Answers

• Each "square" in the grid is 1 unit high and 1/2 unit wide.

  So each of these squares has area = 1/2 sq. units

  There are approximately 36 of these square, for a total area of about 18 sq units.

  Answer: 20 units²

• 20

• well, calculus would be the best way, yet it is possible your teacher expects a different response.