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 760 knots into meters per second we have to multiply 760 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

760 kt → V_(m/s)

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

V_(m/s) = 760 kt × 0.514444444444 m/s

V_(m/s) = 390.97777777744 m/s

The final result is:

760 kt → 390.97777777744 m/s

We conclude that 760 knots is equivalent to 390.97777777744 meters per second:

760 knots = 390.97777777744 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 0.0025576901216346 × 760 knots.

Another way is saying that 760 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0025576901216346 meters per second.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that seven hundred sixty knots is approximately three hundred ninety point nine seven eight meters per second:

760 kt ≅ 390.978 m/s

An alternative is also that one meter per second is approximately zero point zero zero three times seven hundred sixty 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