1.8288
m
182.88
cm
72
in
6
ft
1.8288
m
182.88
cm
72
in
6
ft
The Feet to Meters Converter converts measurements in feet (and optional inches) to meters. The conversion factor is 1 foot = 0.3048 meters (exact). This tool is essential for international communication, scientific work, engineering projects, and anyone working across metric and imperial measurement systems.
Our converter accepts both feet only and feet + inches input, making it versatile for height measurements (e.g., 5 ft 10 in), building dimensions, and distance calculations. Results are provided in both meters and centimeters for convenience.
The foot has been used as a unit of measurement for thousands of years, with the modern international foot standardized in 1959 as exactly 0.3048 meters. Before this standardization, the foot varied slightly between countries.
The formula: meters = (feet + inches/12) × 0.3048. First, any inches are converted to fractional feet by dividing by 12. Then the total feet are multiplied by 0.3048. For centimeters, multiply the result by 100.
Common conversions: 5 ft = 1.524 m, 6 ft = 1.8288 m, 100 ft = 30.48 m. A person who is 5'10" is 1.778 m tall.
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5 ft 10 in = 1.778 m
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20 ft room = 6.096 m
1 foot = 0.3048 meters exactly. This is an international standard since 1959.
Convert inches to feet: 5 + 8/12 = 5.667 ft. Multiply by 0.3048: 5.667 × 0.3048 = 1.727 m.
6 feet = 1.8288 meters, or approximately 1.83 m.
In 1959, six English-speaking nations agreed to define the international yard as exactly 0.9144 meters, making the foot (1/3 yard) exactly 0.3048 m.
5 feet 4 inches = 1.6256 meters (about 1.63 m or 163 cm).
A meter is about 3.28 times longer than a foot. A foot is a customary/imperial unit, while a meter is the SI base unit of length.
Multiply feet by 30.48. For example, 5 feet = 152.4 cm.
Divide by 3.3 for a quick estimate. For example, 10 feet ÷ 3.3 ≈ 3 meters (exact: 3.048 m).
1000 feet = 304.8 meters. This is about the length of 3 football fields.
The conversion uses the exact international definition (1 ft = 0.3048 m), so results are precise to floating-point accuracy — about 15 significant digits.
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