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 480.4 feet per second into meters per second we have to multiply 480.4 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
480.4 ft/s → V(m/s)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in meters per second:
V(m/s) = 480.4 ft/s × 0.3048 m/s
V(m/s) = 146.42592 m/s
The final result is:
480.4 ft/s → 146.42592 m/s
We conclude that 480.4 feet per second is equivalent to 146.42592 meters per second:
480.4 feet per second = 146.42592 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 0.0068293919546485 × 480.4 feet per second.
Another way is saying that 480.4 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0068293919546485 meters per second.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that four hundred eighty point four feet per second is approximately one hundred forty-six point four two six meters per second:
480.4 ft/s ≅ 146.426 m/s
An alternative is also that one meter per second is approximately zero point zero zero seven times four hundred eighty point four 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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481.4 feet per second | 146.731 meters per second |
482.4 feet per second | 147.036 meters per second |
483.4 feet per second | 147.34 meters per second |
484.4 feet per second | 147.645 meters per second |
485.4 feet per second | 147.95 meters per second |
486.4 feet per second | 148.255 meters per second |
487.4 feet per second | 148.56 meters per second |
488.4 feet per second | 148.864 meters per second |
489.4 feet per second | 149.169 meters per second |
490.4 feet per second | 149.474 meters per second |