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 159 feet per second into meters per second we have to multiply 159 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

159 ft/s → V_(m/s)

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

V_(m/s) = 159 ft/s × 0.3048 m/s

V_(m/s) = 48.4632 m/s

The final result is:

159 ft/s → 48.4632 m/s

We conclude that 159 feet per second is equivalent to 48.4632 meters per second:

159 feet per second = 48.4632 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 0.020634213176183 × 159 feet per second.

Another way is saying that 159 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.020634213176183 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-nine feet per second is approximately forty-eight point four six three meters per second:

159 ft/s ≅ 48.463 m/s

An alternative is also that one meter per second is approximately zero point zero two one times one hundred fifty-nine 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