Conversion formula

The conversion factor from miles per hour to meters per second is 0.44704, which means that 1 mile per hour is equal to 0.44704 meters per second:

1 mph = 0.44704 m/s

To convert 488 miles per hour into meters per second we have to multiply 488 by the conversion factor in order to get the velocity amount from miles per hour to meters per second. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 mph → 0.44704 m/s

488 mph → V_(m/s)

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

V_(m/s) = 488 mph × 0.44704 m/s

V_(m/s) = 218.15552 m/s

The final result is:

488 mph → 218.15552 m/s

We conclude that 488 miles per hour is equivalent to 218.15552 meters per second:

488 miles per hour = 218.15552 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 0.0045838858443738 × 488 miles per hour.

Another way is saying that 488 miles per hour is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0045838858443738 meters per second.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that four hundred eighty-eight miles per hour is approximately two hundred eighteen point one five six meters per second:

488 mph ≅ 218.156 m/s

An alternative is also that one meter per second is approximately zero point zero zero five times four hundred eighty-eight miles per hour.

Conversion table

miles per hour to meters per second chart

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