Unit Converter
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 973 feet per second into meters per second we have to multiply 973 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
973 ft/s → V(m/s)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in meters per second:
V(m/s) = 973 ft/s × 0.3048 m/s
V(m/s) = 296.5704 m/s
The final result is:
973 ft/s → 296.5704 m/s
We conclude that 973 feet per second is equivalent to 296.5704 meters per second:
973 feet per second = 296.5704 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 0.0033718806731892 × 973 feet per second.
Another way is saying that 973 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0033718806731892 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 seventy-three feet per second is approximately two hundred ninety-six point five seven meters per second:
973 ft/s ≅ 296.57 m/s
An alternative is also that one meter per second is approximately zero point zero zero three times nine hundred seventy-three 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) |
---|---|
974 feet per second | 296.875 meters per second |
975 feet per second | 297.18 meters per second |
976 feet per second | 297.485 meters per second |
977 feet per second | 297.79 meters per second |
978 feet per second | 298.094 meters per second |
979 feet per second | 298.399 meters per second |
980 feet per second | 298.704 meters per second |
981 feet per second | 299.009 meters per second |
982 feet per second | 299.314 meters per second |
983 feet per second | 299.618 meters per second |