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

172 mph → V_(m/s)

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

V_(m/s) = 172 mph × 0.44704 m/s

V_(m/s) = 76.89088 m/s

The final result is:

172 mph → 76.89088 m/s

We conclude that 172 miles per hour is equivalent to 76.89088 meters per second:

172 miles per hour = 76.89088 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 0.013005443558456 × 172 miles per hour.

Another way is saying that 172 miles per hour is equal to 1 ÷ 0.013005443558456 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-two miles per hour is approximately seventy-six point eight nine one meters per second:

172 mph ≅ 76.891 m/s

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