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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 138.6 feet per second into meters per second we have to multiply 138.6 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

138.6 ft/s → V(m/s)

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

V(m/s) = 138.6 ft/s × 0.3048 m/s

V(m/s) = 42.24528 m/s

The final result is:

138.6 ft/s → 42.24528 m/s

We conclude that 138.6 feet per second is equivalent to 42.24528 meters per second:

138.6 feet per second = 42.24528 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 0.023671283513803 × 138.6 feet per second.

Another way is saying that 138.6 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.023671283513803 meters per second.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one hundred thirty-eight point six feet per second is approximately forty-two point two four five meters per second:

138.6 ft/s ≅ 42.245 m/s

An alternative is also that one meter per second is approximately zero point zero two four times one hundred thirty-eight point six 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)
139.6 feet per second 42.55 meters per second
140.6 feet per second 42.855 meters per second
141.6 feet per second 43.16 meters per second
142.6 feet per second 43.464 meters per second
143.6 feet per second 43.769 meters per second
144.6 feet per second 44.074 meters per second
145.6 feet per second 44.379 meters per second
146.6 feet per second 44.684 meters per second
147.6 feet per second 44.988 meters per second
148.6 feet per second 45.293 meters per second