Unit Converter
Conversion formula
The conversion factor from miles per hour to feet per second is 1.4666666666667, which means that 1 mile per hour is equal to 1.4666666666667 feet per second:
1 mph = 1.4666666666667 ft/s
To convert 159 miles per hour into feet per second we have to multiply 159 by the conversion factor in order to get the velocity amount from miles per hour to feet per second. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:
1 mph → 1.4666666666667 ft/s
159 mph → V(ft/s)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in feet per second:
V(ft/s) = 159 mph × 1.4666666666667 ft/s
V(ft/s) = 233.2 ft/s
The final result is:
159 mph → 233.2 ft/s
We conclude that 159 miles per hour is equivalent to 233.2 feet per second:
159 miles per hour = 233.2 feet per second
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 foot per second is equal to 0.0042881646655232 × 159 miles per hour.
Another way is saying that 159 miles per hour is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0042881646655232 feet per second.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one hundred fifty-nine miles per hour is approximately two hundred thirty-three point two feet per second:
159 mph ≅ 233.2 ft/s
An alternative is also that one foot per second is approximately zero point zero zero four times one hundred fifty-nine miles per hour.
Conversion table
miles per hour to feet per second chart
For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from miles per hour to feet per second
miles per hour (mph) | feet per second (ft/s) |
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160 miles per hour | 234.667 feet per second |
161 miles per hour | 236.133 feet per second |
162 miles per hour | 237.6 feet per second |
163 miles per hour | 239.067 feet per second |
164 miles per hour | 240.533 feet per second |
165 miles per hour | 242 feet per second |
166 miles per hour | 243.467 feet per second |
167 miles per hour | 244.933 feet per second |
168 miles per hour | 246.4 feet per second |
169 miles per hour | 247.867 feet per second |