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 170 miles per hour into meters per second we have to multiply 170 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

170 mph → V_(m/s)

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

V_(m/s) = 170 mph × 0.44704 m/s

V_(m/s) = 75.9968 m/s

The final result is:

170 mph → 75.9968 m/s

We conclude that 170 miles per hour is equivalent to 75.9968 meters per second:

170 miles per hour = 75.9968 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 0.013158448776791 × 170 miles per hour.

Another way is saying that 170 miles per hour is equal to 1 ÷ 0.013158448776791 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 seventy miles per hour is approximately seventy-five point nine nine seven meters per second:

170 mph ≅ 75.997 m/s

An alternative is also that one meter per second is approximately zero point zero one three times one hundred seventy 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