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 2420 feet per second into meters per second we have to multiply 2420 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
2420 ft/s → V(m/s)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in meters per second:
V(m/s) = 2420 ft/s × 0.3048 m/s
V(m/s) = 737.616 m/s
The final result is:
2420 ft/s → 737.616 m/s
We conclude that 2420 feet per second is equivalent to 737.616 meters per second:
2420 feet per second = 737.616 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 0.0013557189648815 × 2420 feet per second.
Another way is saying that 2420 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0013557189648815 meters per second.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that two thousand four hundred twenty feet per second is approximately seven hundred thirty-seven point six one six meters per second:
2420 ft/s ≅ 737.616 m/s
An alternative is also that one meter per second is approximately zero point zero zero one times two thousand four hundred twenty 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) |
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2421 feet per second | 737.921 meters per second |
2422 feet per second | 738.226 meters per second |
2423 feet per second | 738.53 meters per second |
2424 feet per second | 738.835 meters per second |
2425 feet per second | 739.14 meters per second |
2426 feet per second | 739.445 meters per second |
2427 feet per second | 739.75 meters per second |
2428 feet per second | 740.054 meters per second |
2429 feet per second | 740.359 meters per second |
2430 feet per second | 740.664 meters per second |