Unit Converter
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 5.3 miles per hour into meters per second we have to multiply 5.3 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
5.3 mph → V(m/s)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in meters per second:
V(m/s) = 5.3 mph × 0.44704 m/s
V(m/s) = 2.369312 m/s
The final result is:
5.3 mph → 2.369312 m/s
We conclude that 5.3 miles per hour is equivalent to 2.369312 meters per second:
5.3 miles per hour = 2.369312 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 0.42206345133102 × 5.3 miles per hour.
Another way is saying that 5.3 miles per hour is equal to 1 ÷ 0.42206345133102 meters per second.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that five point three miles per hour is approximately two point three six nine meters per second:
5.3 mph ≅ 2.369 m/s
An alternative is also that one meter per second is approximately zero point four two two times five point three 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
miles per hour (mph) | meters per second (m/s) |
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6.3 miles per hour | 2.816 meters per second |
7.3 miles per hour | 3.263 meters per second |
8.3 miles per hour | 3.71 meters per second |
9.3 miles per hour | 4.157 meters per second |
10.3 miles per hour | 4.605 meters per second |
11.3 miles per hour | 5.052 meters per second |
12.3 miles per hour | 5.499 meters per second |
13.3 miles per hour | 5.946 meters per second |
14.3 miles per hour | 6.393 meters per second |
15.3 miles per hour | 6.84 meters per second |