Unit Converter
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 18.8 miles per hour into meters per second we have to multiply 18.8 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
18.8 mph → V(m/s)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in meters per second:
V(m/s) = 18.8 mph × 0.44704 m/s
V(m/s) = 8.404352 m/s
The final result is:
18.8 mph → 8.404352 m/s
We conclude that 18.8 miles per hour is equivalent to 8.404352 meters per second:
18.8 miles per hour = 8.404352 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 0.11898597298162 × 18.8 miles per hour.
Another way is saying that 18.8 miles per hour is equal to 1 ÷ 0.11898597298162 meters per second.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that eighteen point eight miles per hour is approximately eight point four zero four meters per second:
18.8 mph ≅ 8.404 m/s
An alternative is also that one meter per second is approximately zero point one one nine times eighteen point eight 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
miles per hour (mph) | meters per second (m/s) |
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19.8 miles per hour | 8.851 meters per second |
20.8 miles per hour | 9.298 meters per second |
21.8 miles per hour | 9.745 meters per second |
22.8 miles per hour | 10.193 meters per second |
23.8 miles per hour | 10.64 meters per second |
24.8 miles per hour | 11.087 meters per second |
25.8 miles per hour | 11.534 meters per second |
26.8 miles per hour | 11.981 meters per second |
27.8 miles per hour | 12.428 meters per second |
28.8 miles per hour | 12.875 meters per second |