Conversion formula

The conversion factor from miles per hour to meters per second is 0.44704, which means that 1 mile per hour is equal to 0.44704 meters per second:

1 mph = 0.44704 m/s

To convert 159 miles per hour into meters per second we have to multiply 159 by the conversion factor in order to get the velocity amount from miles per hour to meters per second. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 mph → 0.44704 m/s

159 mph → V_(m/s)

Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in meters per second:

V_(m/s) = 159 mph × 0.44704 m/s

V_(m/s) = 71.07936 m/s

The final result is:

159 mph → 71.07936 m/s

We conclude that 159 miles per hour is equivalent to 71.07936 meters per second:

159 miles per hour = 71.07936 meters per second

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 meter per second is equal to 0.014068781711034 × 159 miles per hour.

Another way is saying that 159 miles per hour is equal to 1 ÷ 0.014068781711034 meters 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 seventy-one point zero seven nine meters per second:

159 mph ≅ 71.079 m/s

An alternative is also that one meter per second is approximately zero point zero one four times one hundred fifty-nine miles per hour.

Conversion table

miles per hour to meters per second chart

For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from miles per hour to meters per second