Unit Converter
Conversion formula
The conversion factor from miles per hour to knots is 0.8689762419014, which means that 1 mile per hour is equal to 0.8689762419014 knots:
1 mph = 0.8689762419014 kt
To convert 17.5 miles per hour into knots we have to multiply 17.5 by the conversion factor in order to get the velocity amount from miles per hour to knots. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:
1 mph → 0.8689762419014 kt
17.5 mph → V(kt)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in knots:
V(kt) = 17.5 mph × 0.8689762419014 kt
V(kt) = 15.207084233274 kt
The final result is:
17.5 mph → 15.207084233274 kt
We conclude that 17.5 miles per hour is equivalent to 15.207084233274 knots:
17.5 miles per hour = 15.207084233274 knots
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.065758825601288 × 17.5 miles per hour.
Another way is saying that 17.5 miles per hour is equal to 1 ÷ 0.065758825601288 knots.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that seventeen point five miles per hour is approximately fifteen point two zero seven knots:
17.5 mph ≅ 15.207 kt
An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero point zero six six times seventeen point five miles per hour.
Conversion table
miles per hour to knots chart
For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from miles per hour to knots
miles per hour (mph) | knots (kt) |
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18.5 miles per hour | 16.076 knots |
19.5 miles per hour | 16.945 knots |
20.5 miles per hour | 17.814 knots |
21.5 miles per hour | 18.683 knots |
22.5 miles per hour | 19.552 knots |
23.5 miles per hour | 20.421 knots |
24.5 miles per hour | 21.29 knots |
25.5 miles per hour | 22.159 knots |
26.5 miles per hour | 23.028 knots |
27.5 miles per hour | 23.897 knots |