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 768 knots into meters per second we have to multiply 768 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

768 kt → V_(m/s)

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

V_(m/s) = 768 kt × 0.514444444444 m/s

V_(m/s) = 395.09333333299 m/s

The final result is:

768 kt → 395.09333333299 m/s

We conclude that 768 knots is equivalent to 395.09333333299 meters per second:

768 knots = 395.09333333299 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 0.0025310475162009 × 768 knots.

Another way is saying that 768 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0025310475162009 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-eight knots is approximately three hundred ninety-five point zero nine three meters per second:

768 kt ≅ 395.093 m/s

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