Convert 88 Watts to Horsepower
How much power is 88 watts? What is 88 watts in horsepower? 88 W to HP conversion.
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88 Watts ≈
0.11800994 Mechanical Horsepower
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Result in Plain English
88 watts is equal to about 0.118 horsepower.
To a Percentage
88 watts ≈ 11.8% of a horsepower.
In Scientific Notation
88 watts
= 8.8 x 101 watts
≈ 1.1801 x 10-1 horsepower
Watts
A watt is the standard unit of power. It is the power needed to do one joule of work per second. A typical incandescent light bulb uses 40-100 watts.
Horsepower
Mechanical horsepower is commonly used to measure the maximum power of a car's engine in the United States. It is slightly different than Metric horsepower, which is used in Europe.