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 8720 feet per second into miles per hour we have to multiply 8720 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

8720 ft/s → V_(mph)

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

V_(mph) = 8720 ft/s × 0.68181818181818 mph

V_(mph) = 5945.4545454545 mph

The final result is:

8720 ft/s → 5945.4545454545 mph

We conclude that 8720 feet per second is equivalent to 5945.4545454545 miles per hour:

8720 feet per second = 5945.4545454545 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 0.00016819571865443 × 8720 feet per second.

Another way is saying that 8720 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00016819571865443 miles per hour.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that eight thousand seven hundred twenty feet per second is approximately five thousand nine hundred forty-five point four five five miles per hour:

8720 ft/s ≅ 5945.455 mph

An alternative is also that one mile per hour is approximately zero times eight thousand seven hundred twenty 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