foot to fathom (US survey)
Please provide values below to convert foot [ft] to fathom (US survey) [fath], or change ↔.
foot [ft]
Definition: A foot is a unit of length equal to 12 inches or 0.3048 meters.
Historyandorigin: The foot was originally based on the length of a human foot.
CurrentUse: It is used in the United States and the United Kingdom for everyday measurements.
funfact: The abbreviation 'ft' comes from the Latin word 'pes,' meaning 'foot.'
fathom (US survey) [fath]
Definition: A US survey fathom is a unit of length equal to 6 survey feet.
Historyandorigin: It is based on the US survey foot.
CurrentUse: It is used in surveying in the United States.
funfact: The US survey fathom is used in land surveying.
foot [ft] to fathom (US survey) [fath] Conversion Table
1 foot [ft] | 0.1666663333 fathom (US survey) [fath] |
2 foot [ft] | 0.3333326667 fathom (US survey) [fath] |
3 foot [ft] | 0.499999 fathom (US survey) [fath] |
5 foot [ft] | 0.8333316667 fathom (US survey) [fath] |
10 foot [ft] | 1.6666633333 fathom (US survey) [fath] |
50 foot [ft] | 8.3333166667 fathom (US survey) [fath] |
100 foot [ft] | 16.666633333 fathom (US survey) [fath] |
1000 foot [ft] | 166.66633333 fathom (US survey) [fath] |
10000 foot [ft] | 1666.6633333 fathom (US survey) [fath] |
100000 foot [ft] | 16666.633333 fathom (US survey) [fath] |
1000000 foot [ft] | 166666.33333 fathom (US survey) [fath] |
How to Convert foot to fathom (US survey)
1 foot [ft] = 0.1666663333 fathom (US survey) [fath]
1 fathom (US survey) [fath] = 6.000012 foot [ft]
we use cross multiplication method
foot [ft] → fathom (US survey) [fath]
1 → 0.1666663333
1.5 → ?( suppose x)
=>1.5*0.1666663333=1*x
by simplifying
x=0.2499995