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 8.7 miles per hour into meters per second we have to multiply 8.7 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
8.7 mph → V(m/s)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in meters per second:
V(m/s) = 8.7 mph × 0.44704 m/s
V(m/s) = 3.889248 m/s
The final result is:
8.7 mph → 3.889248 m/s
We conclude that 8.7 miles per hour is equivalent to 3.889248 meters per second:
8.7 miles per hour = 3.889248 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 0.25711911402924 × 8.7 miles per hour.
Another way is saying that 8.7 miles per hour is equal to 1 ÷ 0.25711911402924 meters per second.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that eight point seven miles per hour is approximately three point eight eight nine meters per second:
8.7 mph ≅ 3.889 m/s
An alternative is also that one meter per second is approximately zero point two five seven times eight point seven 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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9.7 miles per hour | 4.336 meters per second |
10.7 miles per hour | 4.783 meters per second |
11.7 miles per hour | 5.23 meters per second |
12.7 miles per hour | 5.677 meters per second |
13.7 miles per hour | 6.124 meters per second |
14.7 miles per hour | 6.571 meters per second |
15.7 miles per hour | 7.019 meters per second |
16.7 miles per hour | 7.466 meters per second |
17.7 miles per hour | 7.913 meters per second |
18.7 miles per hour | 8.36 meters per second |