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 53.1 feet per second into meters per second we have to multiply 53.1 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
53.1 ft/s → V(m/s)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in meters per second:
V(m/s) = 53.1 ft/s × 0.3048 m/s
V(m/s) = 16.18488 m/s
The final result is:
53.1 ft/s → 16.18488 m/s
We conclude that 53.1 feet per second is equivalent to 16.18488 meters per second:
53.1 feet per second = 16.18488 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 0.061786062052978 × 53.1 feet per second.
Another way is saying that 53.1 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.061786062052978 meters per second.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that fifty-three point one feet per second is approximately sixteen point one eight five meters per second:
53.1 ft/s ≅ 16.185 m/s
An alternative is also that one meter per second is approximately zero point zero six two times fifty-three point one 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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54.1 feet per second | 16.49 meters per second |
55.1 feet per second | 16.794 meters per second |
56.1 feet per second | 17.099 meters per second |
57.1 feet per second | 17.404 meters per second |
58.1 feet per second | 17.709 meters per second |
59.1 feet per second | 18.014 meters per second |
60.1 feet per second | 18.318 meters per second |
61.1 feet per second | 18.623 meters per second |
62.1 feet per second | 18.928 meters per second |
63.1 feet per second | 19.233 meters per second |