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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 4.9 meters per second into feet per second we have to multiply 4.9 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

4.9 m/s → V(ft/s)

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

V(ft/s) = 4.9 m/s × 3.2808398950131 ft/s

V(ft/s) = 16.076115485564 ft/s

The final result is:

4.9 m/s → 16.076115485564 ft/s

We conclude that 4.9 meters per second is equivalent to 16.076115485564 feet per second:

4.9 meters per second = 16.076115485564 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 0.062204081632653 × 4.9 meters per second.

Another way is saying that 4.9 meters per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.062204081632653 feet per second.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that four point nine meters per second is approximately sixteen point zero seven six feet per second:

4.9 m/s ≅ 16.076 ft/s

An alternative is also that one foot per second is approximately zero point zero six two times four point nine 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

meters per second (m/s) feet per second (ft/s)
5.9 meters per second 19.357 feet per second
6.9 meters per second 22.638 feet per second
7.9 meters per second 25.919 feet per second
8.9 meters per second 29.199 feet per second
9.9 meters per second 32.48 feet per second
10.9 meters per second 35.761 feet per second
11.9 meters per second 39.042 feet per second
12.9 meters per second 42.323 feet per second
13.9 meters per second 45.604 feet per second
14.9 meters per second 48.885 feet per second