Conversion formula

The conversion factor from miles per hour to feet per second is 1.4666666666667, which means that 1 mile per hour is equal to 1.4666666666667 feet per second:

1 mph = 1.4666666666667 ft/s

To convert 87 miles per hour into feet per second we have to multiply 87 by the conversion factor in order to get the velocity amount from miles per hour to feet per second. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 mph → 1.4666666666667 ft/s

87 mph → V_(ft/s)

Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in feet per second:

V_(ft/s) = 87 mph × 1.4666666666667 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 127.6 ft/s

The final result is:

87 mph → 127.6 ft/s

We conclude that 87 miles per hour is equivalent to 127.6 feet per second:

87 miles per hour = 127.6 feet per second

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 foot per second is equal to 0.0078369905956113 × 87 miles per hour.

Another way is saying that 87 miles per hour is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0078369905956113 feet per second.

Approximate result

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

87 mph ≅ 127.6 ft/s

An alternative is also that one foot per second is approximately zero point zero zero eight times eighty-seven miles per hour.

Conversion table

miles per hour to feet per second chart

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