Conversion formula

The conversion factor from feet per second to miles per hour is 0.68181818181818, which means that 1 foot per second is equal to 0.68181818181818 miles per hour:

1 ft/s = 0.68181818181818 mph

To convert 171.1 feet per second into miles per hour we have to multiply 171.1 by the conversion factor in order to get the velocity amount from feet per second to miles per hour. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 ft/s → 0.68181818181818 mph

171.1 ft/s → V_(mph)

Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in miles per hour:

V_(mph) = 171.1 ft/s × 0.68181818181818 mph

V_(mph) = 116.65909090909 mph

The final result is:

171.1 ft/s → 116.65909090909 mph

We conclude that 171.1 feet per second is equivalent to 116.65909090909 miles per hour:

171.1 feet per second = 116.65909090909 miles per hour

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 mile per hour is equal to 0.0085719851938438 × 171.1 feet per second.

Another way is saying that 171.1 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0085719851938438 miles per hour.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one hundred seventy-one point one feet per second is approximately one hundred sixteen point six five nine miles per hour:

171.1 ft/s ≅ 116.659 mph

An alternative is also that one mile per hour is approximately zero point zero zero nine times one hundred seventy-one point one feet per second.

Conversion table

feet per second to miles per hour chart

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