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Conversion formula

The conversion factor from feet per second to miles per hour is 0.68181818181818, which means that 1 foot per second is equal to 0.68181818181818 miles per hour:

1 ft/s = 0.68181818181818 mph

To convert 38.5 feet per second into miles per hour we have to multiply 38.5 by the conversion factor in order to get the velocity amount from feet per second to miles per hour. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 ft/s → 0.68181818181818 mph

38.5 ft/s → V(mph)

Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in miles per hour:

V(mph) = 38.5 ft/s × 0.68181818181818 mph

V(mph) = 26.25 mph

The final result is:

38.5 ft/s → 26.25 mph

We conclude that 38.5 feet per second is equivalent to 26.25 miles per hour:

38.5 feet per second = 26.25 miles per hour

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 mile per hour is equal to 0.038095238095238 × 38.5 feet per second.

Another way is saying that 38.5 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.038095238095238 miles per hour.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that thirty-eight point five feet per second is approximately twenty-six point two five miles per hour:

38.5 ft/s ≅ 26.25 mph

An alternative is also that one mile per hour is approximately zero point zero three eight times thirty-eight point five feet per second.

Conversion table

feet per second to miles per hour chart

For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from feet per second to miles per hour

feet per second (ft/s) miles per hour (mph)
39.5 feet per second 26.932 miles per hour
40.5 feet per second 27.614 miles per hour
41.5 feet per second 28.295 miles per hour
42.5 feet per second 28.977 miles per hour
43.5 feet per second 29.659 miles per hour
44.5 feet per second 30.341 miles per hour
45.5 feet per second 31.023 miles per hour
46.5 feet per second 31.705 miles per hour
47.5 feet per second 32.386 miles per hour
48.5 feet per second 33.068 miles per hour