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 7172 feet per second into miles per hour we have to multiply 7172 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

7172 ft/s → V_(mph)

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

V_(mph) = 7172 ft/s × 0.68181818181818 mph

V_(mph) = 4890 mph

The final result is:

7172 ft/s → 4890 mph

We conclude that 7172 feet per second is equivalent to 4890 miles per hour:

7172 feet per second = 4890 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 0.00020449897750511 × 7172 feet per second.

Another way is saying that 7172 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00020449897750511 miles per hour.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that seven thousand one hundred seventy-two feet per second is approximately four thousand eight hundred ninety miles per hour:

7172 ft/s ≅ 4890 mph

An alternative is also that one mile per hour is approximately zero times seven thousand one hundred seventy-two 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