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 388 miles per hour into meters per second we have to multiply 388 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
388 mph → V(m/s)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in meters per second:
V(m/s) = 388 mph × 0.44704 m/s
V(m/s) = 173.45152 m/s
The final result is:
388 mph → 173.45152 m/s
We conclude that 388 miles per hour is equivalent to 173.45152 meters per second:
388 miles per hour = 173.45152 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 0.0057652997217897 × 388 miles per hour.
Another way is saying that 388 miles per hour is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0057652997217897 meters per second.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that three hundred eighty-eight miles per hour is approximately one hundred seventy-three point four five two meters per second:
388 mph ≅ 173.452 m/s
An alternative is also that one meter per second is approximately zero point zero zero six times three hundred eighty-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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389 miles per hour | 173.899 meters per second |
390 miles per hour | 174.346 meters per second |
391 miles per hour | 174.793 meters per second |
392 miles per hour | 175.24 meters per second |
393 miles per hour | 175.687 meters per second |
394 miles per hour | 176.134 meters per second |
395 miles per hour | 176.581 meters per second |
396 miles per hour | 177.028 meters per second |
397 miles per hour | 177.475 meters per second |
398 miles per hour | 177.922 meters per second |