foot to meter
Please provide values below to convert foot [ft] to meter [m], 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.'
meter [m]
Definition: The meter is the base unit of length in the International System of Units (SI). It is defined as the distance traveled by light in a vacuum in 1/299,792,458 of a second.
Historyandorigin: The meter was originally defined in 1793 as one ten-millionth of the distance from the equator to the North Pole along a meridian. It was redefined several times, most recently in 1983 using the speed of light.
CurrentUse: The meter is widely used in scientific and everyday contexts around the world.
funfact: The word 'meter' comes from the Greek word 'metron,' meaning 'measure.'
foot [ft] to meter [m] Conversion Table
| 1 foot [ft] | 0.3048 meter [m] |
| 2 foot [ft] | 0.6096 meter [m] |
| 3 foot [ft] | 0.9144 meter [m] |
| 5 foot [ft] | 1.524 meter [m] |
| 10 foot [ft] | 3.048 meter [m] |
| 50 foot [ft] | 15.24 meter [m] |
| 100 foot [ft] | 30.48 meter [m] |
| 1000 foot [ft] | 304.8 meter [m] |
| 10000 foot [ft] | 3048 meter [m] |
| 100000 foot [ft] | 30480 meter [m] |
| 1000000 foot [ft] | 304800 meter [m] |
How to Convert foot to meter
1 foot [ft] = 0.3048 meter [m]
1 meter [m] = 3.280839895 foot [ft]
we use cross multiplication method
foot [ft] → meter [m]
1 → 0.3048
1.5 → ?( suppose x)
=>1.5*0.3048=1*x
by simplifying
x=0.4572