Convert kilometer/hour to yard/minute
Please provide values below to convert kilometer/hour [km/h] to yard/minute [yd/min], or Convert yard/minute to kilometer/hour.
How to Convert Kilometer/hour to Yard/minute
1 km/h = 18.2268883070866 yd/min
Example: convert 15 km/h to yd/min:
15 km/h = 15 × 18.2268883070866 yd/min = 273.403324606299 yd/min
Kilometer/hour to Yard/minute Conversion Table
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Kilometer/hour
Kilometer per hour (km/h) is a unit of speed expressing the number of kilometers traveled in one hour.
History/Origin
The km/h unit originated from the metric system, developed in France during the late 18th century, and became widely adopted for measuring speed in transportation and scientific contexts.
Current Use
Km/h is commonly used worldwide to specify vehicle speeds, speed limits, and other applications involving the measurement of speed in everyday life and transportation systems.
Yard/minute
Yard per minute (yd/min) is a unit of speed representing the number of yards traveled in one minute.
History/Origin
The yard has been a traditional unit of length in the imperial system, and the yard per minute has historically been used to measure slow speeds, especially in contexts like machinery or manufacturing. Its usage has declined with the adoption of metric units.
Current Use
Today, yard per minute is rarely used in modern applications but may still be encountered in specific industries or legacy systems where imperial units are retained for measurement of speed or rate.