Question

What is the conversion factor between km/hr and m/s?

Answer 1

To convert `(km.)/(hr.)` to `m/(sec)`, one needs to multiply by `5/18`.

Explanation:

`1` km/hr means `1000` meters in `3600` seconds or `1000/3600=5/18` `m/sec`.

Hence, if one has to convert `(km.)/(hr.)` to `m/(sec)`, one needs to multiply by `5/18`.

For converting `m/(sec)` to `(km.)/(hr.)` one needs to divide by `5/18` i.e. multiply by `18/5`.