Foot (abbreviation: ft): (plural feet) is a unit of length in the imperial and US customary systems of measurement. Since 1959, both units have been accepted equivalent to exactly 0.3048 meters by international agreement.
Meter (abbreviation: m): is the base unit of length in the International System of Units (SI). The metre is the length of the path travelled by light in a vacuum within 1/299792458 seconds.
How to Convert Feet to Meters
Example: How many meters are equivalent to 57.98 feet?
As;
1 feet = 0.3048 meters
57.98 feet = Y meters
Assuming Y is the answer, and by criss-cross principle;
Y equals 57.98 times 0.3048 over 1
(i.e.) Y = 57.98 * 0.3048 / 1 = 17.672304 meters
Answer is: 17.672304 meters are equivalent to 57.98 feet.
Practice Question: Convert the following units into m:
N.B.: After working out the answer to each of the next questions, click adjacent button to see the correct answer.
( i ) 81.4 ft
( ii ) 15.98 ft
( iii ) 70.92 ft