Megabits per hour to Bytes per hour conversion

How to convert megabits per hour to bytes per hour?

Sure, let's start with converting 1 Megabit per hour (Mbps) to Bytes per hour.

Base 10 Conversion

In base 10 (decimal system), 1 Megabit is equal to:

$1 \text{ Megabit} = 1,000,000 \text{ bits}$

Since there are 8 bits in a byte:

$1 \text{ Megabit} = 1,000,000 \text{ bits} / 8 = 125,000 \text{ bytes}$

Therefore:

$1 \text{ Megabits per hour} = 125,000 \text{ Bytes per hour}$

Base 2 Conversion

In base 2 (binary system), 1 Megabit is equal to:

$1 \text{ Megabit} = 2^{20} \text{ bits} = 1,048,576 \text{ bits}$

Again, since there are 8 bits in a byte:

$1 \text{ Megabit} = 1,048,576 \text{ bits} / 8 = 131,072 \text{ bytes}$

Therefore:

$1 \text{ Megabits per hour} = 131,072 \text{ Bytes per hour}$

Real-World Examples

Here are some real-world examples for other quantities of Megabits per hour:

1. 10 Megabits per hour (Base 10): $10 \text{ Mbps} = 10 \times 1,000,000 \text{ bits} / 8 = 1,250,000 \text{ Bytes per hour}$

2. 50 Megabits per hour (Base 10): $50 \text{ Mbps} = 50 \times 1,000,000 \text{ bits} / 8 = 6,250,000 \text{ Bytes per hour}$

3. 10 Megabits per hour (Base 2): $10 \text{ Mbps} = 10 \times 1,048,576 \text{ bits} / 8 = 1,310,720 \text{ Bytes per hour}$

4. 50 Megabits per hour (Base 2): $50 \text{ Mbps} = 50 \times 1,048,576 \text{ bits} / 8 = 6,553,600 \text{ Bytes per hour}$

Practical Contexts

1. Streaming Video:

   • A standard definition (SD) video might stream at around 1-3 Mbps, so over an hour, you might expect between 125,000 to 375,000 Bytes (base 10) or 131,072 to 393,216 Bytes (base 2).

2. Downloading Files:

   • If you're downloading a 100 MB file at 10 Mbps, it would take just under 80 seconds.

3. Internet Browsing:

   • Simple webpage browsing might use a few kilobits to a few megabits per hour depending on the content and video ads.

Remember to consider the context for whether you should use base 10 or base 2, particularly considering that network engineers often use base 10 for convenience, but storage calculations within computer systems typically use base 2.