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 18.7 meters per second into feet per second we have to multiply 18.7 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

18.7 m/s → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 18.7 m/s × 3.2808398950131 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 61.351706036745 ft/s

The final result is:

18.7 m/s → 61.351706036745 ft/s

We conclude that 18.7 meters per second is equivalent to 61.351706036745 feet per second:

18.7 meters per second = 61.351706036745 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 0.016299465240642 × 18.7 meters per second.

Another way is saying that 18.7 meters per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.016299465240642 feet per second.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that eighteen point seven meters per second is approximately sixty-one point three five two feet per second:

18.7 m/s ≅ 61.352 ft/s

An alternative is also that one foot per second is approximately zero point zero one six times eighteen point seven 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