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 30.88 feet?
As;
1 feet = 0.3048 meters
30.88 feet = Y meters
Assuming Y is the answer, and by criss-cross principle;
Y equals 30.88 times 0.3048 over 1
(i.e.) Y = 30.88 * 0.3048 / 1 = 9.412224 meters
Answer is: 9.412224 meters are equivalent to 30.88 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 ) 25.74 ft
( ii ) 90.47 ft
( iii ) 47.96 ft