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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 8.2 miles per hour into knots we have to multiply 8.2 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

8.2 mph → V(kt)

Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in knots:

V(kt) = 8.2 mph × 0.8689762419014 kt

V(kt) = 7.1256051835915 kt

The final result is:

8.2 mph → 7.1256051835915 kt

We conclude that 8.2 miles per hour is equivalent to 7.1256051835915 knots:

8.2 miles per hour = 7.1256051835915 knots

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.14033895707592 × 8.2 miles per hour.

Another way is saying that 8.2 miles per hour is equal to 1 ÷ 0.14033895707592 knots.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that eight point two miles per hour is approximately seven point one two six knots:

8.2 mph ≅ 7.126 kt

An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero point one four times eight point two 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)
9.2 miles per hour 7.995 knots
10.2 miles per hour 8.864 knots
11.2 miles per hour 9.733 knots
12.2 miles per hour 10.602 knots
13.2 miles per hour 11.47 knots
14.2 miles per hour 12.339 knots
15.2 miles per hour 13.208 knots
16.2 miles per hour 14.077 knots
17.2 miles per hour 14.946 knots
18.2 miles per hour 15.815 knots