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 138.7 feet per second into meters per second we have to multiply 138.7 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
138.7 ft/s → V(m/s)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in meters per second:
V(m/s) = 138.7 ft/s × 0.3048 m/s
V(m/s) = 42.27576 m/s
The final result is:
138.7 ft/s → 42.27576 m/s
We conclude that 138.7 feet per second is equivalent to 42.27576 meters per second:
138.7 feet per second = 42.27576 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 0.023654216979186 × 138.7 feet per second.
Another way is saying that 138.7 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.023654216979186 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 seven feet per second is approximately forty-two point two seven six meters per second:
138.7 ft/s ≅ 42.276 m/s
An alternative is also that one meter per second is approximately zero point zero two four times one hundred thirty-eight point seven 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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139.7 feet per second | 42.581 meters per second |
140.7 feet per second | 42.885 meters per second |
141.7 feet per second | 43.19 meters per second |
142.7 feet per second | 43.495 meters per second |
143.7 feet per second | 43.8 meters per second |
144.7 feet per second | 44.105 meters per second |
145.7 feet per second | 44.409 meters per second |
146.7 feet per second | 44.714 meters per second |
147.7 feet per second | 45.019 meters per second |
148.7 feet per second | 45.324 meters per second |