As mph is in English and m/s is SI, you need to use a conversion factor which will allow you get to SI. Be sure to use an exact conversion factor.
A very easy one to use in this problem is: 1 inch = 2.54 cm
Example: Convert 55mph to m/s
Break this problem up into two steps:
1) Converting length:
1 mile = 5280 feet
1 foot = 12 inches
1 inch = 2.54 cm
100 cm = 1 meter
(55miles)(5280ft)(12in)(2.54cm) = 8851392cm/100cm = 88513.92m
2) Converting time:
1 hour = 60 minutes
1 minute = 60 seconds
(60minutes)(60seconds) = 3600 seconds
88513.92meters/3600seconds = 24.5872m/s = 25m/s
You can use this same concept to convert any measurements. Just plug in the numbers you are working with and you will have the same results.
This same method can be used for converting all measurements as long as the quantity is defined and you know what will convert.
To convert a 100 meter dash time into mph, you would first need to convert the time into seconds. Then, divide 100 meters by the time in seconds to get the speed in meters per second. Finally, convert meters per second to mph by multiplying by 2.237.
To convert 60 km/h to meters per second, you would first convert kilometers to meters by multiplying by 1000 (since there are 1000 meters in a kilometer). This gives you 60,000 meters per hour. Then, divide by 3600 (since there are 3600 seconds in an hour) to get the speed in meters per second: 60,000 meters per hour divided by 3600 seconds = 16.67 meters per second.
To convert 21 meters per second to mph, you can use the following conversion factors: 1 meter per second is approximately equal to 2.237 mph. Therefore, 21 meters per second is approximately 47.25 mph.
To convert 4.4 miles per hour per second to meters per second squared, first convert 4.4 miles to meters (1 mile = 1609.34 meters) and 1 hour to seconds (1 hour = 3600 seconds). Then divide the speed in meters per second by the time in seconds squared to get the acceleration in meters per second squared.
Multiply mph by 0.45 to get meters per second. So, 55 x 0.45 = about 24.6 meters per second.
To convert a 100 meter dash time into mph, you would first need to convert the time into seconds. Then, divide 100 meters by the time in seconds to get the speed in meters per second. Finally, convert meters per second to mph by multiplying by 2.237.
Use this formula: mph x 0.447 = meters per second
100 meters per 15.00 seconds = 14.91 mph
120 meters in 5 seconds works out to 24 meters per second or 53.7 mph
To convert 60 km/h to meters per second, you would first convert kilometers to meters by multiplying by 1000 (since there are 1000 meters in a kilometer). This gives you 60,000 meters per hour. Then, divide by 3600 (since there are 3600 seconds in an hour) to get the speed in meters per second: 60,000 meters per hour divided by 3600 seconds = 16.67 meters per second.
105 mph = 46.9392 meters per second. (Multiply mph by .045 to get meters per second)
2000 (meters per second) = 4,473.87258 mph
1 mph = 0.44704 meters per second.
Multiply by seconds.
250 mph = 111.76 meters per second
To find the average speed in meters per second, we first convert 1050 mph to meters per second. Given that 1 mile is equal to 1609.34 meters and 1 hour is equal to 3600 seconds, we can convert mph to meters per second. The average speed of N2 molecules in air at 20 degrees Celsius is approximately 469 meters per second.
66.6 mph = 29.77 meters per second.