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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 48.5 kilometers per hour into meters per second we have to multiply 48.5 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

48.5 km/h → V(m/s)

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

V(m/s) = 48.5 km/h × 0.277777777778 m/s

V(m/s) = 13.472222222233 m/s

The final result is:

48.5 km/h → 13.472222222233 m/s

We conclude that 48.5 kilometers per hour is equivalent to 13.472222222233 meters per second:

48.5 kilometers per hour = 13.472222222233 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 0.074226804123652 × 48.5 kilometers per hour.

Another way is saying that 48.5 kilometers per hour is equal to 1 ÷ 0.074226804123652 meters per second.

Approximate result

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

48.5 km/h ≅ 13.472 m/s

An alternative is also that one meter per second is approximately zero point zero seven four times forty-eight point five 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)
49.5 kilometers per hour 13.75 meters per second
50.5 kilometers per hour 14.028 meters per second
51.5 kilometers per hour 14.306 meters per second
52.5 kilometers per hour 14.583 meters per second
53.5 kilometers per hour 14.861 meters per second
54.5 kilometers per hour 15.139 meters per second
55.5 kilometers per hour 15.417 meters per second
56.5 kilometers per hour 15.694 meters per second
57.5 kilometers per hour 15.972 meters per second
58.5 kilometers per hour 16.25 meters per second