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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 388.6 feet per second into meters per second we have to multiply 388.6 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

388.6 ft/s → V(m/s)

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

V(m/s) = 388.6 ft/s × 0.3048 m/s

V(m/s) = 118.44528 m/s

The final result is:

388.6 ft/s → 118.44528 m/s

We conclude that 388.6 feet per second is equivalent to 118.44528 meters per second:

388.6 feet per second = 118.44528 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 0.0084427171770796 × 388.6 feet per second.

Another way is saying that 388.6 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0084427171770796 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-eight point six feet per second is approximately one hundred eighteen point four four five meters per second:

388.6 ft/s ≅ 118.445 m/s

An alternative is also that one meter per second is approximately zero point zero zero eight times three hundred eighty-eight point six 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)
389.6 feet per second 118.75 meters per second
390.6 feet per second 119.055 meters per second
391.6 feet per second 119.36 meters per second
392.6 feet per second 119.664 meters per second
393.6 feet per second 119.969 meters per second
394.6 feet per second 120.274 meters per second
395.6 feet per second 120.579 meters per second
396.6 feet per second 120.884 meters per second
397.6 feet per second 121.188 meters per second
398.6 feet per second 121.493 meters per second