Conversion formula

The conversion factor from meters per second to feet per second is 3.2808398950131, which means that 1 meter per second is equal to 3.2808398950131 feet per second:

1 m/s = 3.2808398950131 ft/s

To convert 17 meters per second into feet per second we have to multiply 17 by the conversion factor in order to get the velocity amount from meters per second to feet per second. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 m/s → 3.2808398950131 ft/s

17 m/s → V_(ft/s)

Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in feet per second:

V_(ft/s) = 17 m/s × 3.2808398950131 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 55.774278215223 ft/s

The final result is:

17 m/s → 55.774278215223 ft/s

We conclude that 17 meters per second is equivalent to 55.774278215223 feet per second:

17 meters per second = 55.774278215223 feet per second

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 foot per second is equal to 0.017929411764706 × 17 meters per second.

Another way is saying that 17 meters per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.017929411764706 feet per second.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that seventeen meters per second is approximately fifty-five point seven seven four feet per second:

17 m/s ≅ 55.774 ft/s

An alternative is also that one foot per second is approximately zero point zero one eight times seventeen meters per second.

Conversion table

meters per second to feet per second chart

For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from meters per second to feet per second