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 17.8 miles per hour into knots we have to multiply 17.8 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
17.8 mph → V(kt)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in knots:
V(kt) = 17.8 mph × 0.8689762419014 kt
V(kt) = 15.467777105845 kt
The final result is:
17.8 mph → 15.467777105845 kt
We conclude that 17.8 miles per hour is equivalent to 15.467777105845 knots:
17.8 miles per hour = 15.467777105845 knots
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.064650530787784 × 17.8 miles per hour.
Another way is saying that 17.8 miles per hour is equal to 1 ÷ 0.064650530787784 knots.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that seventeen point eight miles per hour is approximately fifteen point four six eight knots:
17.8 mph ≅ 15.468 kt
An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero point zero six five times seventeen point eight 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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18.8 miles per hour | 16.337 knots |
19.8 miles per hour | 17.206 knots |
20.8 miles per hour | 18.075 knots |
21.8 miles per hour | 18.944 knots |
22.8 miles per hour | 19.813 knots |
23.8 miles per hour | 20.682 knots |
24.8 miles per hour | 21.551 knots |
25.8 miles per hour | 22.42 knots |
26.8 miles per hour | 23.289 knots |
27.8 miles per hour | 24.158 knots |