Unit Converter
Conversion formula
The conversion factor from miles per hour to feet per second is 1.4666666666667, which means that 1 mile per hour is equal to 1.4666666666667 feet per second:
1 mph = 1.4666666666667 ft/s
To convert 18.5 miles per hour into feet per second we have to multiply 18.5 by the conversion factor in order to get the velocity amount from miles per hour to feet per second. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:
1 mph → 1.4666666666667 ft/s
18.5 mph → V(ft/s)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in feet per second:
V(ft/s) = 18.5 mph × 1.4666666666667 ft/s
V(ft/s) = 27.133333333333 ft/s
The final result is:
18.5 mph → 27.133333333333 ft/s
We conclude that 18.5 miles per hour is equivalent to 27.133333333333 feet per second:
18.5 miles per hour = 27.133333333333 feet per second
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 foot per second is equal to 0.036855036855037 × 18.5 miles per hour.
Another way is saying that 18.5 miles per hour is equal to 1 ÷ 0.036855036855037 feet per second.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that eighteen point five miles per hour is approximately twenty-seven point one three three feet per second:
18.5 mph ≅ 27.133 ft/s
An alternative is also that one foot per second is approximately zero point zero three seven times eighteen point five miles per hour.
Conversion table
miles per hour to feet per second chart
For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from miles per hour to feet per second
miles per hour (mph) | feet per second (ft/s) |
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19.5 miles per hour | 28.6 feet per second |
20.5 miles per hour | 30.067 feet per second |
21.5 miles per hour | 31.533 feet per second |
22.5 miles per hour | 33 feet per second |
23.5 miles per hour | 34.467 feet per second |
24.5 miles per hour | 35.933 feet per second |
25.5 miles per hour | 37.4 feet per second |
26.5 miles per hour | 38.867 feet per second |
27.5 miles per hour | 40.333 feet per second |
28.5 miles per hour | 41.8 feet per second |