How to convert feet to meters
Any physical quantity can be written as:
Q = nu, where n = numerical value and u = unit used
We know that:
1 ft = 0.3048 m
1 m = 3.28084 ft
So, You can easily convert your quantity in feet to meters by simply multiply it by 0.3048
Hence, general formula To convert feet to meters:
p(m) = 0.3048 × p(ft), where p is the numerical value
For Example:
To convert 15 feet to meters:
15 ft = 15 × 0.3048 m = 4.572 m
Popular feet to meters conversion table
| Foot (ft) | Metre (m) |
|---|---|
| 1 ft | 0.3048 m |
| 2 ft | 0.6096 m |
| 3 ft | 0.9144 m |
| 4 ft | 1.2192 m |
| 5 ft | 1.524 m |
| 6 ft | 1.8288 m |
| 7 ft | 2.1336 m |
| 8 ft | 2.4384 m |
| 9 ft | 2.7432 m |
| 10 ft | 3.048 m |
| 20 ft | 6.096 m |
| 30 ft | 9.144 m |
| 40 ft | 12.192 m |
| 50 ft | 15.24 m |
| 60 ft | 18.288 m |
| 70 ft | 21.336 m |
| 80 ft | 24.384 m |
| 90 ft | 27.432 m |
| 100 ft | 30.48 m |
About Foot (ft)
Name of unit: Foot
Abbreviation: ft
Unit system: foot-pound-second (FPS)
Definition: Foot is the unit of length used in both British Imperial (BI) and US Customary (USC) systems of measurements for measuring length of large objects. One foot is equal to 12 inches or 3 yards . Yard, inch, foot and mile are US Customary units of length. In metric system , one foot is equal to 0.3048 m or 30.48 cm.
Uses of foot: Foot is the larger unit of length in Imperial system used to measure the height of person, building , window , wall , mountains etc and the length of objects like a car, cloth piece etc . It is used to measure the length of roads , maps, highways etc. Foot is also used in another various fields like construction work, real state, land dimensions measurements etc .
Countries that use foot: Foot is used to measure the length or height of objects in the US Customary system of measurements. So the countries that use the foot as the unit of length are Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, Liberia and Myanmar.
About Metre (m)
Name of unit: Metre
Abbreviation: m
Unit system: SI
Definition: The Metre is the metric unit of length , one of the seven fundamental units in the International system of units (SI). Metre is the path length traveled by light through a vacuum in 1/299,792,458 of a second. In the British Imperial (BI) and US Customary (USC) systems of measurements, one meter refers to 1.094 yards or 39.37 inches, while in the metric system, one meter is equal to 100 centimeters.
Uses of Metre: Metre is used in everyday life for measuring the length or height of various objects and distances between two objects. For example, a meter rod is used by clothiers to measure the length of a cloth piece. It is also used by professionals in fields like science, mathematics, architecture and construction for accurate measurements.
Countries that use Metre: A Metre is the metric unit of length, so it is used by all other countries around the world except the US, Liberia and Myanmar.