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 40 miles per hour into feet per second we have to multiply 40 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

40 mph → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 40 mph × 1.4666666666667 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 58.666666666667 ft/s

The final result is:

40 mph → 58.666666666667 ft/s

We conclude that 40 miles per hour is equivalent to 58.666666666667 feet per second:

40 miles per hour = 58.666666666667 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 0.017045454545455 × 40 miles per hour.

Another way is saying that 40 miles per hour is equal to 1 ÷ 0.017045454545455 feet per second.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that forty miles per hour is approximately fifty-eight point six six seven feet per second:

40 mph ≅ 58.667 ft/s

An alternative is also that one foot per second is approximately zero point zero one seven times forty 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