In this article I will show you how to convert 187 feet per second into miles per hour. Throughout the explanation below I might also call it 187 ftps to mph. They are the same thing!
How to Convert Feet per second to Miles per hour
A feet per second is smaller than a miles per hour. I know that a ftps is smaller than a mph 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 187 feet per second into miles per hour, we use a conversion factor to get the answer.
The conversion factor for ftps to mph is:
Now that we know what the conversion factor is, we can easily calculate the conversion of 187 ftps to mph by multiplying 0.68181759336135
by the number of feet per second we have, which is 187.
So, the answer to the question "what is 187 feet per second in miles per hour?" is 127.49988995857 mph.
Feet per second to Miles per hour Conversion Table
Below is a sample conversion table for ftps to mph:
Feet per second (ftps) | Miles per hour (mph) |
---|---|
0.01 | 0.01 |
0.1 | 0.07 |
1 | 0.68 |
2 | 1.36 |
3 | 2.05 |
5 | 3.41 |
10 | 6.82 |
20 | 13.64 |
50 | 34.09 |
100 | 68.18 |
1000 | 681.82 |
Best Conversion Unit for 187 ftps
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 187 ftps.
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 187 ftps is metres per second and the amount is 56.997550807081 mps.