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 387.7 feet per second into meters per second we have to multiply 387.7 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
387.7 ft/s → V(m/s)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in meters per second:
V(m/s) = 387.7 ft/s × 0.3048 m/s
V(m/s) = 118.17096 m/s
The final result is:
387.7 ft/s → 118.17096 m/s
We conclude that 387.7 feet per second is equivalent to 118.17096 meters per second:
387.7 feet per second = 118.17096 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 0.0084623159530903 × 387.7 feet per second.
Another way is saying that 387.7 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0084623159530903 meters per second.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that three hundred eighty-seven point seven feet per second is approximately one hundred eighteen point one seven one meters per second:
387.7 ft/s ≅ 118.171 m/s
An alternative is also that one meter per second is approximately zero point zero zero eight times three hundred eighty-seven point seven 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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388.7 feet per second | 118.476 meters per second |
389.7 feet per second | 118.781 meters per second |
390.7 feet per second | 119.085 meters per second |
391.7 feet per second | 119.39 meters per second |
392.7 feet per second | 119.695 meters per second |
393.7 feet per second | 120 meters per second |
394.7 feet per second | 120.305 meters per second |
395.7 feet per second | 120.609 meters per second |
396.7 feet per second | 120.914 meters per second |
397.7 feet per second | 121.219 meters per second |