A waste line has a flow rate of 200 gallons per minute. What is the daily total flow for this line?

To determine the daily total flow for a waste line with a flow rate of 200 gallons per minute, you first need to calculate the total flow over a 24-hour period.

First, you would convert the flow from gallons per minute to gallons per day:

1. Calculate the flow in gallons per day:

• 200 gallons/minute × 60 minutes/hour = 12,000 gallons/hour

• 12,000 gallons/hour × 24 hours/day = 288,000 gallons/day

Next, to convert gallons per day into million gallons per day (MGD), you would divide the total gallons per day by 1,000,000:

• 288,000 gallons/day ÷ 1,000,000 = 0.288 MGD

This confirms that the calculation for the daily total flow is indeed 0.288 MGD, which is the correct answer. The conversion from gallons to million gallons is essential for understanding the scale of water flow in large systems, making this answer relevant and accurate within the context of the problem.