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 487 feet per second into meters per second we have to multiply 487 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
487 ft/s → V(m/s)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in meters per second:
V(m/s) = 487 ft/s × 0.3048 m/s
V(m/s) = 148.4376 m/s
The final result is:
487 ft/s → 148.4376 m/s
We conclude that 487 feet per second is equivalent to 148.4376 meters per second:
487 feet per second = 148.4376 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 0.0067368375667621 × 487 feet per second.
Another way is saying that 487 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0067368375667621 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-seven feet per second is approximately one hundred forty-eight point four three eight meters per second:
487 ft/s ≅ 148.438 m/s
An alternative is also that one meter per second is approximately zero point zero zero seven times four hundred eighty-seven 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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488 feet per second | 148.742 meters per second |
489 feet per second | 149.047 meters per second |
490 feet per second | 149.352 meters per second |
491 feet per second | 149.657 meters per second |
492 feet per second | 149.962 meters per second |
493 feet per second | 150.266 meters per second |
494 feet per second | 150.571 meters per second |
495 feet per second | 150.876 meters per second |
496 feet per second | 151.181 meters per second |
497 feet per second | 151.486 meters per second |