Unit Converter
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 46.8 kilometers per hour into meters per second we have to multiply 46.8 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
46.8 km/h → V(m/s)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in meters per second:
V(m/s) = 46.8 km/h × 0.277777777778 m/s
V(m/s) = 13.00000000001 m/s
The final result is:
46.8 km/h → 13.00000000001 m/s
We conclude that 46.8 kilometers per hour is equivalent to 13.00000000001 meters per second:
46.8 kilometers per hour = 13.00000000001 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 0.076923076923015 × 46.8 kilometers per hour.
Another way is saying that 46.8 kilometers per hour is equal to 1 ÷ 0.076923076923015 meters per second.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that forty-six point eight kilometers per hour is approximately thirteen meters per second:
46.8 km/h ≅ 13 m/s
An alternative is also that one meter per second is approximately zero point zero seven seven times forty-six 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) |
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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 |
53.8 kilometers per hour | 14.944 meters per second |
54.8 kilometers per hour | 15.222 meters per second |
55.8 kilometers per hour | 15.5 meters per second |
56.8 kilometers per hour | 15.778 meters per second |