Unit Converter
Conversion formula
The conversion factor from miles per hour to knots is 0.8689762419014, which means that 1 mile per hour is equal to 0.8689762419014 knots:
1 mph = 0.8689762419014 kt
To convert 47 miles per hour into knots we have to multiply 47 by the conversion factor in order to get the velocity amount from miles per hour to knots. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:
1 mph → 0.8689762419014 kt
47 mph → V(kt)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in knots:
V(kt) = 47 mph × 0.8689762419014 kt
V(kt) = 40.841883369366 kt
The final result is:
47 mph → 40.841883369366 kt
We conclude that 47 miles per hour is equivalent to 40.841883369366 knots:
47 miles per hour = 40.841883369366 knots
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.024484669106863 × 47 miles per hour.
Another way is saying that 47 miles per hour is equal to 1 ÷ 0.024484669106863 knots.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that forty-seven miles per hour is approximately forty point eight four two knots:
47 mph ≅ 40.842 kt
An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero point zero two four times forty-seven miles per hour.
Conversion table
miles per hour to knots chart
For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from miles per hour to knots
miles per hour (mph) | knots (kt) |
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48 miles per hour | 41.711 knots |
49 miles per hour | 42.58 knots |
50 miles per hour | 43.449 knots |
51 miles per hour | 44.318 knots |
52 miles per hour | 45.187 knots |
53 miles per hour | 46.056 knots |
54 miles per hour | 46.925 knots |
55 miles per hour | 47.794 knots |
56 miles per hour | 48.663 knots |
57 miles per hour | 49.532 knots |