Convert 985 Watts to Horsepower
How much power is 985 watts? What is 985 watts in horsepower? 985 W to HP conversion.
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985 Watts ≈
1.3209068 Mechanical Horsepower
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Result in Plain English
985 watts is equal to about 1.32 horsepower.
To a Percentage
985 watts ≈ 132% of a horsepower.
In Scientific Notation
985 watts
= 9.85 x 102 watts
≈ 1.32091 x 100 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.