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 48.5 miles per hour into knots we have to multiply 48.5 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

48.5 mph → V_(kt)

Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in knots:

V_(kt) = 48.5 mph × 0.8689762419014 kt

V_(kt) = 42.145347732218 kt

The final result is:

48.5 mph → 42.145347732218 kt

We conclude that 48.5 miles per hour is equivalent to 42.145347732218 knots:

48.5 miles per hour = 42.145347732218 knots

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.023727411299434 × 48.5 miles per hour.

Another way is saying that 48.5 miles per hour is equal to 1 ÷ 0.023727411299434 knots.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that forty-eight point five miles per hour is approximately forty-two point one four five knots:

48.5 mph ≅ 42.145 kt

An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero point zero two four times forty-eight point five 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