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 38.4 feet per second into meters per second we have to multiply 38.4 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
38.4 ft/s → V(m/s)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in meters per second:
V(m/s) = 38.4 ft/s × 0.3048 m/s
V(m/s) = 11.70432 m/s
The final result is:
38.4 ft/s → 11.70432 m/s
We conclude that 38.4 feet per second is equivalent to 11.70432 meters per second:
38.4 feet per second = 11.70432 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 0.085438538932633 × 38.4 feet per second.
Another way is saying that 38.4 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.085438538932633 meters per second.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that thirty-eight point four feet per second is approximately eleven point seven zero four meters per second:
38.4 ft/s ≅ 11.704 m/s
An alternative is also that one meter per second is approximately zero point zero eight five times thirty-eight point four 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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39.4 feet per second | 12.009 meters per second |
40.4 feet per second | 12.314 meters per second |
41.4 feet per second | 12.619 meters per second |
42.4 feet per second | 12.924 meters per second |
43.4 feet per second | 13.228 meters per second |
44.4 feet per second | 13.533 meters per second |
45.4 feet per second | 13.838 meters per second |
46.4 feet per second | 14.143 meters per second |
47.4 feet per second | 14.448 meters per second |
48.4 feet per second | 14.752 meters per second |