Unit Converter
Conversion formula
The conversion factor from miles per hour to knots is 0.8689762419014, which means that 1 mile per hour is equal to 0.8689762419014 knots:
1 mph = 0.8689762419014 kt
To convert 78 miles per hour into knots we have to multiply 78 by the conversion factor in order to get the velocity amount from miles per hour to knots. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:
1 mph → 0.8689762419014 kt
78 mph → V(kt)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in knots:
V(kt) = 78 mph × 0.8689762419014 kt
V(kt) = 67.780146868309 kt
The final result is:
78 mph → 67.780146868309 kt
We conclude that 78 miles per hour is equivalent to 67.780146868309 knots:
78 miles per hour = 67.780146868309 knots
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.014753582666956 × 78 miles per hour.
Another way is saying that 78 miles per hour is equal to 1 ÷ 0.014753582666956 knots.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that seventy-eight miles per hour is approximately sixty-seven point seven eight knots:
78 mph ≅ 67.78 kt
An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero point zero one five times seventy-eight miles per hour.
Conversion table
miles per hour to knots chart
For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from miles per hour to knots
miles per hour (mph) | knots (kt) |
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79 miles per hour | 68.649 knots |
80 miles per hour | 69.518 knots |
81 miles per hour | 70.387 knots |
82 miles per hour | 71.256 knots |
83 miles per hour | 72.125 knots |
84 miles per hour | 72.994 knots |
85 miles per hour | 73.863 knots |
86 miles per hour | 74.732 knots |
87 miles per hour | 75.601 knots |
88 miles per hour | 76.47 knots |