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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 8.4 miles per hour into knots we have to multiply 8.4 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

8.4 mph → V(kt)

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

V(kt) = 8.4 mph × 0.8689762419014 kt

V(kt) = 7.2994004319718 kt

The final result is:

8.4 mph → 7.2994004319718 kt

We conclude that 8.4 miles per hour is equivalent to 7.2994004319718 knots:

8.4 miles per hour = 7.2994004319718 knots

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.13699755333602 × 8.4 miles per hour.

Another way is saying that 8.4 miles per hour is equal to 1 ÷ 0.13699755333602 knots.

Approximate result

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

8.4 mph ≅ 7.299 kt

An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero point one three seven times eight point four 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)
9.4 miles per hour 8.168 knots
10.4 miles per hour 9.037 knots
11.4 miles per hour 9.906 knots
12.4 miles per hour 10.775 knots
13.4 miles per hour 11.644 knots
14.4 miles per hour 12.513 knots
15.4 miles per hour 13.382 knots
16.4 miles per hour 14.251 knots
17.4 miles per hour 15.12 knots
18.4 miles per hour 15.989 knots