a sewer line has a flow rate of 1.45 mgd (million gallons per day). convert this to cfs (cubic feet per…

a sewer line has a flow rate of 1.45 mgd (million gallons per day). convert this to cfs (cubic feet per second).\nthe sewer line has a flow rate of cfs (cubic feet per second).\n(round to two decimal places as needed.)

a sewer line has a flow rate of 1.45 mgd (million gallons per day). convert this to cfs (cubic feet per second).\nthe sewer line has a flow rate of cfs (cubic feet per second).\n(round to two decimal places as needed.)

Answer

Explanation:

Step1: Know conversion factors

1 million gallons = 231000 cubic - feet, 1 day = 24 hours, 1 hour = 60 minutes, 1 minute = 60 seconds. So 1 day = 24×60×60 = 86400 seconds.

Step2: Convert 1.45 MGD to cubic - feet per day

1.45 million gallons per day means 1.45×231000 = 334950 cubic - feet per day.

Step3: Convert cubic - feet per day to cubic - feet per second

The flow rate in cfs is $\frac{334950}{86400}\approx3.88$ cfs.

Answer:

3.88