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Conversion formula

The conversion factor from miles per hour to meters per second is 0.44704, which means that 1 mile per hour is equal to 0.44704 meters per second:

1 mph = 0.44704 m/s

To convert 980 miles per hour into meters per second we have to multiply 980 by the conversion factor in order to get the velocity amount from miles per hour to meters per second. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 mph → 0.44704 m/s

980 mph → V(m/s)

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

V(m/s) = 980 mph × 0.44704 m/s

V(m/s) = 438.0992 m/s

The final result is:

980 mph → 438.0992 m/s

We conclude that 980 miles per hour is equivalent to 438.0992 meters per second:

980 miles per hour = 438.0992 meters per second

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 meter per second is equal to 0.0022825880531167 × 980 miles per hour.

Another way is saying that 980 miles per hour is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0022825880531167 meters per second.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that nine hundred eighty miles per hour is approximately four hundred thirty-eight point zero nine nine meters per second:

980 mph ≅ 438.099 m/s

An alternative is also that one meter per second is approximately zero point zero zero two times nine hundred eighty miles per hour.

Conversion table

miles per hour to meters per second chart

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

miles per hour (mph) meters per second (m/s)
981 miles per hour 438.546 meters per second
982 miles per hour 438.993 meters per second
983 miles per hour 439.44 meters per second
984 miles per hour 439.887 meters per second
985 miles per hour 440.334 meters per second
986 miles per hour 440.781 meters per second
987 miles per hour 441.228 meters per second
988 miles per hour 441.676 meters per second
989 miles per hour 442.123 meters per second
990 miles per hour 442.57 meters per second