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 158 feet per second into meters per second we have to multiply 158 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
158 ft/s → V(m/s)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in meters per second:
V(m/s) = 158 ft/s × 0.3048 m/s
V(m/s) = 48.1584 m/s
The final result is:
158 ft/s → 48.1584 m/s
We conclude that 158 feet per second is equivalent to 48.1584 meters per second:
158 feet per second = 48.1584 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 0.020764809462108 × 158 feet per second.
Another way is saying that 158 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.020764809462108 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 fifty-eight feet per second is approximately forty-eight point one five eight meters per second:
158 ft/s ≅ 48.158 m/s
An alternative is also that one meter per second is approximately zero point zero two one times one hundred fifty-eight 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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159 feet per second | 48.463 meters per second |
160 feet per second | 48.768 meters per second |
161 feet per second | 49.073 meters per second |
162 feet per second | 49.378 meters per second |
163 feet per second | 49.682 meters per second |
164 feet per second | 49.987 meters per second |
165 feet per second | 50.292 meters per second |
166 feet per second | 50.597 meters per second |
167 feet per second | 50.902 meters per second |
168 feet per second | 51.206 meters per second |