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 38 miles per hour into meters per second we have to multiply 38 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
38 mph → V(m/s)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in meters per second:
V(m/s) = 38 mph × 0.44704 m/s
V(m/s) = 16.98752 m/s
The final result is:
38 mph → 16.98752 m/s
We conclude that 38 miles per hour is equivalent to 16.98752 meters per second:
38 miles per hour = 16.98752 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 0.058866744527747 × 38 miles per hour.
Another way is saying that 38 miles per hour is equal to 1 ÷ 0.058866744527747 meters per second.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that thirty-eight miles per hour is approximately sixteen point nine eight eight meters per second:
38 mph ≅ 16.988 m/s
An alternative is also that one meter per second is approximately zero point zero five nine times thirty-eight 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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39 miles per hour | 17.435 meters per second |
40 miles per hour | 17.882 meters per second |
41 miles per hour | 18.329 meters per second |
42 miles per hour | 18.776 meters per second |
43 miles per hour | 19.223 meters per second |
44 miles per hour | 19.67 meters per second |
45 miles per hour | 20.117 meters per second |
46 miles per hour | 20.564 meters per second |
47 miles per hour | 21.011 meters per second |
48 miles per hour | 21.458 meters per second |