Conversion formula

The conversion factor from meters per second to feet per second is 3.2808398950131, which means that 1 meter per second is equal to 3.2808398950131 feet per second:

1 m/s = 3.2808398950131 ft/s

To convert 8.7 meters per second into feet per second we have to multiply 8.7 by the conversion factor in order to get the velocity amount from meters per second to feet per second. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 m/s → 3.2808398950131 ft/s

8.7 m/s → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 8.7 m/s × 3.2808398950131 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 28.543307086614 ft/s

The final result is:

8.7 m/s → 28.543307086614 ft/s

We conclude that 8.7 meters per second is equivalent to 28.543307086614 feet per second:

8.7 meters per second = 28.543307086614 feet per second

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 foot per second is equal to 0.035034482758621 × 8.7 meters per second.

Another way is saying that 8.7 meters per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.035034482758621 feet per second.

Approximate result

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

8.7 m/s ≅ 28.543 ft/s

An alternative is also that one foot per second is approximately zero point zero three five times eight point seven meters per second.

Conversion table

meters per second to feet per second chart

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