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 6988 miles per hour into meters per second we have to multiply 6988 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

6988 mph → V_(m/s)

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

V_(m/s) = 6988 mph × 0.44704 m/s

V_(m/s) = 3123.91552 m/s

The final result is:

6988 mph → 3123.91552 m/s

We conclude that 6988 miles per hour is equivalent to 3123.91552 meters per second:

6988 miles per hour = 3123.91552 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 0.00032011108930372 × 6988 miles per hour.

Another way is saying that 6988 miles per hour is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00032011108930372 meters per second.

Approximate result

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

6988 mph ≅ 3123.916 m/s

An alternative is also that one meter per second is approximately zero times six thousand nine 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