Find the upper estimate for the total amount of water that leaked out by using five rectangles? Give your answer with one decimal place.

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1 Answer
Mar 14, 2018

If we want an overestimate we use a left reimann sum (because the function is decreasing).

#2(12.0) + 2(10.6) + 2(8.8) + 2(8.0) + 2(6.0)#

#90.8# gallons

Hence, #90.8# gallons of water will have leaked out.

Hopefully this helps!