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 938 feet per second into meters per second we have to multiply 938 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
938 ft/s → V(m/s)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in meters per second:
V(m/s) = 938 ft/s × 0.3048 m/s
V(m/s) = 285.9024 m/s
The final result is:
938 ft/s → 285.9024 m/s
We conclude that 938 feet per second is equivalent to 285.9024 meters per second:
938 feet per second = 285.9024 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 0.0034976971162187 × 938 feet per second.
Another way is saying that 938 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0034976971162187 meters per second.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that nine hundred thirty-eight feet per second is approximately two hundred eighty-five point nine zero two meters per second:
938 ft/s ≅ 285.902 m/s
An alternative is also that one meter per second is approximately zero point zero zero three times nine hundred thirty-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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939 feet per second | 286.207 meters per second |
940 feet per second | 286.512 meters per second |
941 feet per second | 286.817 meters per second |
942 feet per second | 287.122 meters per second |
943 feet per second | 287.426 meters per second |
944 feet per second | 287.731 meters per second |
945 feet per second | 288.036 meters per second |
946 feet per second | 288.341 meters per second |
947 feet per second | 288.646 meters per second |
948 feet per second | 288.95 meters per second |