In this article I will show you how to convert 15 miles per hour into kilometres per hour. Throughout the explanation below I might also call it 15 mph to kph. They are the same thing!
How to Convert Miles per hour to Kilometres per hour
A miles per hour is greater than a kilometres per hour. I know that a mph is greater than a kph because of something called conversion factors.
Put very simply, a conversion factor is a number that can be used to change one set of units to another, by multiplying or dividing it. So when we need to convert 15 miles per hour into kilometres per hour, we use a conversion factor to get the answer.
The conversion factor for mph to kph is:
Now that we know what the conversion factor is, we can easily calculate the conversion of 15 mph to kph by multiplying 1.6093427125258 by the number of miles per hour we have, which is 15.
So, the answer to the question "what is 15 miles per hour in kilometres per hour?" is 24.140140687887 kph.
Miles per hour to Kilometres per hour Conversion Table
Below is a sample conversion table for mph to kph:
| Miles per hour (mph) | Kilometres per hour (kph) |
|---|---|
| 0.01 | 0.02 |
| 0.1 | 0.16 |
| 1 | 1.61 |
| 2 | 3.22 |
| 3 | 4.83 |
| 5 | 8.05 |
| 10 | 16.09 |
| 20 | 32.19 |
| 50 | 80.47 |
| 100 | 160.93 |
| 1000 | 1609.34 |
Best Conversion Unit for 15 mph
Sometimes when you work with conversions from one unit to another, the numbers can get a little confusing. Especially when dealing with really large numbers.
I've also calculated what the best unit of measurement is for 15 mph.
To determine which unit is best, I decided to define that as being the unit of measurement which is as low as possible, without going below 1. Smaller numbers are more easily understood and can make it easier for you to understand the measurement.
The best unit of measurement I have found for 15 mph is metres per second and the amount is 6.7056 mps.