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 46.9 miles per hour into meters per second we have to multiply 46.9 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
46.9 mph → V(m/s)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in meters per second:
V(m/s) = 46.9 mph × 0.44704 m/s
V(m/s) = 20.966176 m/s
The final result is:
46.9 mph → 20.966176 m/s
We conclude that 46.9 miles per hour is equivalent to 20.966176 meters per second:
46.9 miles per hour = 20.966176 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 0.047695869766618 × 46.9 miles per hour.
Another way is saying that 46.9 miles per hour is equal to 1 ÷ 0.047695869766618 meters per second.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that forty-six point nine miles per hour is approximately twenty point nine six six meters per second:
46.9 mph ≅ 20.966 m/s
An alternative is also that one meter per second is approximately zero point zero four eight times forty-six point nine 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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47.9 miles per hour | 21.413 meters per second |
48.9 miles per hour | 21.86 meters per second |
49.9 miles per hour | 22.307 meters per second |
50.9 miles per hour | 22.754 meters per second |
51.9 miles per hour | 23.201 meters per second |
52.9 miles per hour | 23.648 meters per second |
53.9 miles per hour | 24.095 meters per second |
54.9 miles per hour | 24.542 meters per second |
55.9 miles per hour | 24.99 meters per second |
56.9 miles per hour | 25.437 meters per second |