A City is to install rapid sand filters downstream of the clarifiers. The design loading rate is selected to be 2.7 gpm/ft2. The design capacity of the waterworks is 8 MGD. The maximum surface per filter is limited to 50 m2. Determine the required number of filters needed for this design.

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