Conversion formula

The conversion factor from feet per second to kilometers per hour is 1.0972799999991, which means that 1 foot per second is equal to 1.0972799999991 kilometers per hour:

1 ft/s = 1.0972799999991 km/h

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

1 ft/s → 1.0972799999991 km/h

38.5 ft/s → V_(km/h)

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

V_(km/h) = 38.5 ft/s × 1.0972799999991 km/h

V_(km/h) = 42.245279999966 km/h

The final result is:

38.5 ft/s → 42.245279999966 km/h

We conclude that 38.5 feet per second is equivalent to 42.245279999966 kilometers per hour:

38.5 feet per second = 42.245279999966 kilometers per hour

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 kilometer per hour is equal to 0.023671283513822 × 38.5 feet per second.

Another way is saying that 38.5 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.023671283513822 kilometers 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 forty-two point two four five kilometers per hour:

38.5 ft/s ≅ 42.245 km/h

An alternative is also that one kilometer per hour is approximately zero point zero two four times thirty-eight point five feet per second.

Conversion table

feet per second to kilometers per hour chart

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