Conversion formula

The conversion factor from feet per second to miles per hour is 0.68181818181818, which means that 1 foot per second is equal to 0.68181818181818 miles per hour:

1 ft/s = 0.68181818181818 mph

To convert 717.9 feet per second into miles per hour we have to multiply 717.9 by the conversion factor in order to get the velocity amount from feet per second to miles per hour. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 ft/s → 0.68181818181818 mph

717.9 ft/s → V_(mph)

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

V_(mph) = 717.9 ft/s × 0.68181818181818 mph

V_(mph) = 489.47727272727 mph

The final result is:

717.9 ft/s → 489.47727272727 mph

We conclude that 717.9 feet per second is equivalent to 489.47727272727 miles per hour:

717.9 feet per second = 489.47727272727 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 0.0020429957747133 × 717.9 feet per second.

Another way is saying that 717.9 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0020429957747133 miles per hour.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that seven hundred seventeen point nine feet per second is approximately four hundred eighty-nine point four seven seven miles per hour:

717.9 ft/s ≅ 489.477 mph

An alternative is also that one mile per hour is approximately zero point zero zero two times seven hundred seventeen point nine feet per second.

Conversion table

feet per second to miles per hour chart

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