Conversion formula

The conversion factor from knots to meters per second is 0.514444444444, which means that 1 knot is equal to 0.514444444444 meters per second:

1 kt = 0.514444444444 m/s

To convert 7240 knots into meters per second we have to multiply 7240 by the conversion factor in order to get the velocity amount from knots to meters per second. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 kt → 0.514444444444 m/s

7240 kt → V_(m/s)

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

V_(m/s) = 7240 kt × 0.514444444444 m/s

V_(m/s) = 3724.5777777746 m/s

The final result is:

7240 kt → 3724.5777777746 m/s

We conclude that 7240 knots is equivalent to 3724.5777777746 meters per second:

7240 knots = 3724.5777777746 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 0.00026848680834838 × 7240 knots.

Another way is saying that 7240 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00026848680834838 meters per second.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that seven thousand two hundred forty knots is approximately three thousand seven hundred twenty-four point five seven eight meters per second:

7240 kt ≅ 3724.578 m/s

An alternative is also that one meter per second is approximately zero times seven thousand two hundred forty knots.

Conversion table

knots to meters per second chart

For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from knots to meters per second