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 85.4 miles per hour into meters per second we have to multiply 85.4 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
85.4 mph → V(m/s)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in meters per second:
V(m/s) = 85.4 mph × 0.44704 m/s
V(m/s) = 38.177216 m/s
The final result is:
85.4 mph → 38.177216 m/s
We conclude that 85.4 miles per hour is equivalent to 38.177216 meters per second:
85.4 miles per hour = 38.177216 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 0.026193633396422 × 85.4 miles per hour.
Another way is saying that 85.4 miles per hour is equal to 1 ÷ 0.026193633396422 meters per second.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that eighty-five point four miles per hour is approximately thirty-eight point one seven seven meters per second:
85.4 mph ≅ 38.177 m/s
An alternative is also that one meter per second is approximately zero point zero two six times eighty-five point four 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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86.4 miles per hour | 38.624 meters per second |
87.4 miles per hour | 39.071 meters per second |
88.4 miles per hour | 39.518 meters per second |
89.4 miles per hour | 39.965 meters per second |
90.4 miles per hour | 40.412 meters per second |
91.4 miles per hour | 40.859 meters per second |
92.4 miles per hour | 41.306 meters per second |
93.4 miles per hour | 41.754 meters per second |
94.4 miles per hour | 42.201 meters per second |
95.4 miles per hour | 42.648 meters per second |