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 255 miles per hour into feet per second we have to multiply 255 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
255 mph → V(ft/s)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in feet per second:
V(ft/s) = 255 mph × 1.4666666666667 ft/s
V(ft/s) = 374 ft/s
The final result is:
255 mph → 374 ft/s
We conclude that 255 miles per hour is equivalent to 374 feet per second:
255 miles per hour = 374 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 0.0026737967914439 × 255 miles per hour.
Another way is saying that 255 miles per hour is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0026737967914439 feet per second.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that two hundred fifty-five miles per hour is approximately three hundred seventy-four feet per second:
255 mph ≅ 374 ft/s
An alternative is also that one foot per second is approximately zero point zero zero three times two hundred fifty-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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256 miles per hour | 375.467 feet per second |
257 miles per hour | 376.933 feet per second |
258 miles per hour | 378.4 feet per second |
259 miles per hour | 379.867 feet per second |
260 miles per hour | 381.333 feet per second |
261 miles per hour | 382.8 feet per second |
262 miles per hour | 384.267 feet per second |
263 miles per hour | 385.733 feet per second |
264 miles per hour | 387.2 feet per second |
265 miles per hour | 388.667 feet per second |