Unit Converter
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 120 miles per hour into feet per second we have to multiply 120 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
120 mph → V(ft/s)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in feet per second:
V(ft/s) = 120 mph × 1.4666666666667 ft/s
V(ft/s) = 176 ft/s
The final result is:
120 mph → 176 ft/s
We conclude that 120 miles per hour is equivalent to 176 feet per second:
120 miles per hour = 176 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 0.0056818181818182 × 120 miles per hour.
Another way is saying that 120 miles per hour is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0056818181818182 feet per second.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one hundred twenty miles per hour is approximately one hundred seventy-six feet per second:
120 mph ≅ 176 ft/s
An alternative is also that one foot per second is approximately zero point zero zero six times one hundred twenty 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
miles per hour (mph) | feet per second (ft/s) |
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121 miles per hour | 177.467 feet per second |
122 miles per hour | 178.933 feet per second |
123 miles per hour | 180.4 feet per second |
124 miles per hour | 181.867 feet per second |
125 miles per hour | 183.333 feet per second |
126 miles per hour | 184.8 feet per second |
127 miles per hour | 186.267 feet per second |
128 miles per hour | 187.733 feet per second |
129 miles per hour | 189.2 feet per second |
130 miles per hour | 190.667 feet per second |