If a flow of 650 pgm is converted, what is the flow in mgd?

To convert flow from gallons per minute (gpm) to million gallons per day (mgd), you use the conversion factors related to the units involved.

1. First, recognize that there are 60 minutes in an hour and 24 hours in a day, giving us a total of 1,440 minutes in a day.
2. There are also 1,000,000 gallons in a million gallons.

To convert 650 gpm to mgd, the following calculation is performed:

[ \text{Flow in mgd} = \left( \text{Flow in gpm} \times \text{minutes in a day} \right) / \text{gallons in a million} ]

Applying this to the flow rate:

[ \text{Flow in mgd} = \left( 650 \text{ gpm} \times 1,440 \text{ minutes/day} \right) / 1,000,000 \text{ gallons/million} ]

Calculating that step-by-step:

1. Multiply 650 gpm by 1,440 minutes/day: [ 650 \times 1,440 = 936,000 \text