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 172 feet per second into miles per hour we have to multiply 172 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

172 ft/s → V_(mph)

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

V_(mph) = 172 ft/s × 0.68181818181818 mph

V_(mph) = 117.27272727273 mph

The final result is:

172 ft/s → 117.27272727273 mph

We conclude that 172 feet per second is equivalent to 117.27272727273 miles per hour:

172 feet per second = 117.27272727273 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 0.0085271317829457 × 172 feet per second.

Another way is saying that 172 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0085271317829457 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-two feet per second is approximately one hundred seventeen point two seven three miles per hour:

172 ft/s ≅ 117.273 mph

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