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 38.5 miles per hour into meters per second we have to multiply 38.5 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

38.5 mph → V_(m/s)

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

V_(m/s) = 38.5 mph × 0.44704 m/s

V_(m/s) = 17.21104 m/s

The final result is:

38.5 mph → 17.21104 m/s

We conclude that 38.5 miles per hour is equivalent to 17.21104 meters per second:

38.5 miles per hour = 17.21104 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 0.058102241352062 × 38.5 miles per hour.

Another way is saying that 38.5 miles per hour is equal to 1 ÷ 0.058102241352062 meters per second.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that thirty-eight point five miles per hour is approximately seventeen point two one one meters per second:

38.5 mph ≅ 17.211 m/s

An alternative is also that one meter per second is approximately zero point zero five eight times thirty-eight point five 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