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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 780 feet per second into meters per second we have to multiply 780 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

780 ft/s → V(m/s)

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

V(m/s) = 780 ft/s × 0.3048 m/s

V(m/s) = 237.744 m/s

The final result is:

780 ft/s → 237.744 m/s

We conclude that 780 feet per second is equivalent to 237.744 meters per second:

780 feet per second = 237.744 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 0.0042062049936066 × 780 feet per second.

Another way is saying that 780 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0042062049936066 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 eighty feet per second is approximately two hundred thirty-seven point seven four four meters per second:

780 ft/s ≅ 237.744 m/s

An alternative is also that one meter per second is approximately zero point zero zero four times seven hundred eighty 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)
781 feet per second 238.049 meters per second
782 feet per second 238.354 meters per second
783 feet per second 238.658 meters per second
784 feet per second 238.963 meters per second
785 feet per second 239.268 meters per second
786 feet per second 239.573 meters per second
787 feet per second 239.878 meters per second
788 feet per second 240.182 meters per second
789 feet per second 240.487 meters per second
790 feet per second 240.792 meters per second