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Conversion formula

The conversion factor from kilometers per hour to meters per second is 0.277777777778, which means that 1 kilometer per hour is equal to 0.277777777778 meters per second:

1 km/h = 0.277777777778 m/s

To convert 42.8 kilometers per hour into meters per second we have to multiply 42.8 by the conversion factor in order to get the velocity amount from kilometers per hour to meters per second. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 km/h → 0.277777777778 m/s

42.8 km/h → V(m/s)

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

V(m/s) = 42.8 km/h × 0.277777777778 m/s

V(m/s) = 11.888888888898 m/s

The final result is:

42.8 km/h → 11.888888888898 m/s

We conclude that 42.8 kilometers per hour is equivalent to 11.888888888898 meters per second:

42.8 kilometers per hour = 11.888888888898 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 0.084112149532643 × 42.8 kilometers per hour.

Another way is saying that 42.8 kilometers per hour is equal to 1 ÷ 0.084112149532643 meters per second.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that forty-two point eight kilometers per hour is approximately eleven point eight eight nine meters per second:

42.8 km/h ≅ 11.889 m/s

An alternative is also that one meter per second is approximately zero point zero eight four times forty-two point eight kilometers per hour.

Conversion table

kilometers per hour to meters per second chart

For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from kilometers per hour to meters per second

kilometers per hour (km/h) meters per second (m/s)
43.8 kilometers per hour 12.167 meters per second
44.8 kilometers per hour 12.444 meters per second
45.8 kilometers per hour 12.722 meters per second
46.8 kilometers per hour 13 meters per second
47.8 kilometers per hour 13.278 meters per second
48.8 kilometers per hour 13.556 meters per second
49.8 kilometers per hour 13.833 meters per second
50.8 kilometers per hour 14.111 meters per second
51.8 kilometers per hour 14.389 meters per second
52.8 kilometers per hour 14.667 meters per second