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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 12 meters per second into feet per second we have to multiply 12 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

12 m/s → V(ft/s)

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

V(ft/s) = 12 m/s × 3.2808398950131 ft/s

V(ft/s) = 39.370078740157 ft/s

The final result is:

12 m/s → 39.370078740157 ft/s

We conclude that 12 meters per second is equivalent to 39.370078740157 feet per second:

12 meters per second = 39.370078740157 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 0.0254 × 12 meters per second.

Another way is saying that 12 meters per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0254 feet per second.

Approximate result

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

12 m/s ≅ 39.37 ft/s

An alternative is also that one foot per second is approximately zero point zero two five times twelve 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

meters per second (m/s) feet per second (ft/s)
13 meters per second 42.651 feet per second
14 meters per second 45.932 feet per second
15 meters per second 49.213 feet per second
16 meters per second 52.493 feet per second
17 meters per second 55.774 feet per second
18 meters per second 59.055 feet per second
19 meters per second 62.336 feet per second
20 meters per second 65.617 feet per second
21 meters per second 68.898 feet per second
22 meters per second 72.178 feet per second