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 961 feet per second into meters per second we have to multiply 961 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

961 ft/s → V_(m/s)

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

V_(m/s) = 961 ft/s × 0.3048 m/s

V_(m/s) = 292.9128 m/s

The final result is:

961 ft/s → 292.9128 m/s

We conclude that 961 feet per second is equivalent to 292.9128 meters per second:

961 feet per second = 292.9128 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 0.0034139853225943 × 961 feet per second.

Another way is saying that 961 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0034139853225943 meters per second.

Approximate result

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

961 ft/s ≅ 292.913 m/s

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