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 488.8 feet per second into meters per second we have to multiply 488.8 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
488.8 ft/s → V(m/s)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in meters per second:
V(m/s) = 488.8 ft/s × 0.3048 m/s
V(m/s) = 148.98624 m/s
The final result is:
488.8 ft/s → 148.98624 m/s
We conclude that 488.8 feet per second is equivalent to 148.98624 meters per second:
488.8 feet per second = 148.98624 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 0.0067120292451169 × 488.8 feet per second.
Another way is saying that 488.8 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0067120292451169 meters per second.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that four hundred eighty-eight point eight feet per second is approximately one hundred forty-eight point nine eight six meters per second:
488.8 ft/s ≅ 148.986 m/s
An alternative is also that one meter per second is approximately zero point zero zero seven times four hundred eighty-eight point 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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489.8 feet per second | 149.291 meters per second |
490.8 feet per second | 149.596 meters per second |
491.8 feet per second | 149.901 meters per second |
492.8 feet per second | 150.205 meters per second |
493.8 feet per second | 150.51 meters per second |
494.8 feet per second | 150.815 meters per second |
495.8 feet per second | 151.12 meters per second |
496.8 feet per second | 151.425 meters per second |
497.8 feet per second | 151.729 meters per second |
498.8 feet per second | 152.034 meters per second |