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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 685.5 feet per second into meters per second we have to multiply 685.5 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

685.5 ft/s → V(m/s)

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

V(m/s) = 685.5 ft/s × 0.3048 m/s

V(m/s) = 208.9404 m/s

The final result is:

685.5 ft/s → 208.9404 m/s

We conclude that 685.5 feet per second is equivalent to 208.9404 meters per second:

685.5 feet per second = 208.9404 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 0.0047860538220469 × 685.5 feet per second.

Another way is saying that 685.5 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0047860538220469 meters per second.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that six hundred eighty-five point five feet per second is approximately two hundred eight point nine four meters per second:

685.5 ft/s ≅ 208.94 m/s

An alternative is also that one meter per second is approximately zero point zero zero five times six hundred eighty-five point five 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)
686.5 feet per second 209.245 meters per second
687.5 feet per second 209.55 meters per second
688.5 feet per second 209.855 meters per second
689.5 feet per second 210.16 meters per second
690.5 feet per second 210.464 meters per second
691.5 feet per second 210.769 meters per second
692.5 feet per second 211.074 meters per second
693.5 feet per second 211.379 meters per second
694.5 feet per second 211.684 meters per second
695.5 feet per second 211.988 meters per second