Unit Converter
Conversion formula
The conversion factor from feet per second to meters per second is 0.3048, which means that 1 foot per second is equal to 0.3048 meters per second:
1 ft/s = 0.3048 m/s
To convert 120 feet per second into meters per second we have to multiply 120 by the conversion factor in order to get the velocity amount from feet per second to meters per second. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:
1 ft/s → 0.3048 m/s
120 ft/s → V(m/s)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in meters per second:
V(m/s) = 120 ft/s × 0.3048 m/s
V(m/s) = 36.576 m/s
The final result is:
120 ft/s → 36.576 m/s
We conclude that 120 feet per second is equivalent to 36.576 meters per second:
120 feet per second = 36.576 meters per second
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 meter per second is equal to 0.027340332458443 × 120 feet per second.
Another way is saying that 120 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.027340332458443 meters per second.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one hundred twenty feet per second is approximately thirty-six point five seven six meters per second:
120 ft/s ≅ 36.576 m/s
An alternative is also that one meter per second is approximately zero point zero two seven times one hundred twenty feet per second.
Conversion table
feet per second to meters per second chart
For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from feet per second to meters per second
feet per second (ft/s) | meters per second (m/s) |
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121 feet per second | 36.881 meters per second |
122 feet per second | 37.186 meters per second |
123 feet per second | 37.49 meters per second |
124 feet per second | 37.795 meters per second |
125 feet per second | 38.1 meters per second |
126 feet per second | 38.405 meters per second |
127 feet per second | 38.71 meters per second |
128 feet per second | 39.014 meters per second |
129 feet per second | 39.319 meters per second |
130 feet per second | 39.624 meters per second |