Conversion formula

The conversion factor from kilometers per hour to miles per hour is 0.62137119223783, which means that 1 kilometer per hour is equal to 0.62137119223783 miles per hour:

1 km/h = 0.62137119223783 mph

To convert 48.7 kilometers per hour into miles per hour we have to multiply 48.7 by the conversion factor in order to get the velocity amount from kilometers per hour to miles per hour. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 km/h → 0.62137119223783 mph

48.7 km/h → V_(mph)

Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in miles per hour:

V_(mph) = 48.7 km/h × 0.62137119223783 mph

V_(mph) = 30.260777061982 mph

The final result is:

48.7 km/h → 30.260777061982 mph

We conclude that 48.7 kilometers per hour is equivalent to 30.260777061982 miles per hour:

48.7 kilometers per hour = 30.260777061982 miles per hour

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 mile per hour is equal to 0.033046078028721 × 48.7 kilometers per hour.

Another way is saying that 48.7 kilometers per hour is equal to 1 ÷ 0.033046078028721 miles per hour.

Approximate result

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

48.7 km/h ≅ 30.261 mph

An alternative is also that one mile per hour is approximately zero point zero three three times forty-eight point seven kilometers per hour.

Conversion table

kilometers per hour to miles per hour chart

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