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 6 miles per hour into meters per second we have to multiply 6 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
6 mph → V(m/s)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in meters per second:
V(m/s) = 6 mph × 0.44704 m/s
V(m/s) = 2.68224 m/s
The final result is:
6 mph → 2.68224 m/s
We conclude that 6 miles per hour is equivalent to 2.68224 meters per second:
6 miles per hour = 2.68224 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 0.3728227153424 × 6 miles per hour.
Another way is saying that 6 miles per hour is equal to 1 ÷ 0.3728227153424 meters per second.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that six miles per hour is approximately two point six eight two meters per second:
6 mph ≅ 2.682 m/s
An alternative is also that one meter per second is approximately zero point three seven three times six 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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7 miles per hour | 3.129 meters per second |
8 miles per hour | 3.576 meters per second |
9 miles per hour | 4.023 meters per second |
10 miles per hour | 4.47 meters per second |
11 miles per hour | 4.917 meters per second |
12 miles per hour | 5.364 meters per second |
13 miles per hour | 5.812 meters per second |
14 miles per hour | 6.259 meters per second |
15 miles per hour | 6.706 meters per second |
16 miles per hour | 7.153 meters per second |