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 238 feet per second into meters per second we have to multiply 238 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
238 ft/s → V(m/s)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in meters per second:
V(m/s) = 238 ft/s × 0.3048 m/s
V(m/s) = 72.5424 m/s
The final result is:
238 ft/s → 72.5424 m/s
We conclude that 238 feet per second is equivalent to 72.5424 meters per second:
238 feet per second = 72.5424 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 0.013785041575685 × 238 feet per second.
Another way is saying that 238 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.013785041575685 meters per second.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that two hundred thirty-eight feet per second is approximately seventy-two point five four two meters per second:
238 ft/s ≅ 72.542 m/s
An alternative is also that one meter per second is approximately zero point zero one four times two hundred thirty-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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239 feet per second | 72.847 meters per second |
240 feet per second | 73.152 meters per second |
241 feet per second | 73.457 meters per second |
242 feet per second | 73.762 meters per second |
243 feet per second | 74.066 meters per second |
244 feet per second | 74.371 meters per second |
245 feet per second | 74.676 meters per second |
246 feet per second | 74.981 meters per second |
247 feet per second | 75.286 meters per second |
248 feet per second | 75.59 meters per second |