Unit Converter
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 120 miles per hour into meters per second we have to multiply 120 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
120 mph → V(m/s)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in meters per second:
V(m/s) = 120 mph × 0.44704 m/s
V(m/s) = 53.6448 m/s
The final result is:
120 mph → 53.6448 m/s
We conclude that 120 miles per hour is equivalent to 53.6448 meters per second:
120 miles per hour = 53.6448 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 0.01864113576712 × 120 miles per hour.
Another way is saying that 120 miles per hour is equal to 1 ÷ 0.01864113576712 meters 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 fifty-three point six four five meters per second:
120 mph ≅ 53.645 m/s
An alternative is also that one meter per second is approximately zero point zero one nine times one hundred twenty 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) |
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121 miles per hour | 54.092 meters per second |
122 miles per hour | 54.539 meters per second |
123 miles per hour | 54.986 meters per second |
124 miles per hour | 55.433 meters per second |
125 miles per hour | 55.88 meters per second |
126 miles per hour | 56.327 meters per second |
127 miles per hour | 56.774 meters per second |
128 miles per hour | 57.221 meters per second |
129 miles per hour | 57.668 meters per second |
130 miles per hour | 58.115 meters per second |