10 ft to m
- Feet (ft)
- 10 ft
- Meters
- 3.048 m
Checked against: Exact-fraction computation from the legal unit definitions
Feet to meters converter
Convert feet to meters (feet to meters) with the exact factor, a conversion chart and worked steps.
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Meters
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Meters: 3.048 m
- Conversion
- 10 ft = 3.048 m
- 1 m in feet
- 3.280839895ft
10 ft is about 3.048 m. In the other direction, 1 m ≈ 3.2808399 ft.
Feet to meters
Feet to meters chart
| Feet | Meters |
|---|---|
| 1 | 0.3048 |
| 2 | 0.6096 |
| 3 | 0.9144 |
| 4 | 1.2192 |
| 5 | 1.524 |
| 6 | 1.8288 |
| 8 | 2.4384 |
| 10 | 3.048 |
| 12 | 3.6576 |
| 20 | 6.096 |
| 50 | 15.24 |
| 100 | 30.48 |
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Conversion factor
Exact by definition.
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About the feet to meters converter
To convert feet to meters, multiply by 0.3048; to convert back, multiply by 3.280839895. For example, 10 ft is about 3.048 m. Displayed factors and results may be rounded.
A distance stated in feet may describe ceiling height, lumber or a route segment. Combine separate feet and inches into the correct total before using a single-value conversion. The unit here is the international foot; historical survey documents may use a different definition.
International definition of foot: 1 ft = 12 in = 0.3048 m. These values are exact.
Both units are defined exactly. Calculations use 50 significant digits and round only for display.
How to convert feet to meters
Multiply feet by 0.3048. A foot is defined as exactly 0.3048 m, so 10 ft = 3.048 m and 50 ft = 15.24 m, with no rounding. For a length in feet and inches, convert the inches separately at 0.0254 m each and add the two results.
The factor is the international foot, as listed in NIST's unit conversion reference.
Feet to meters chart
Every value is exact.
| Feet (ft) | Meters (m) |
|---|---|
| 1 | 0.3048 |
| 2 | 0.6096 |
| 3 | 0.9144 |
| 4 | 1.2192 |
| 5 | 1.524 |
| 6 | 1.8288 |
| 8 | 2.4384 |
| 10 | 3.048 |
| 12 | 3.6576 |
| 20 | 6.096 |
| 30 | 9.144 |
| 50 | 15.24 |
An 8 ft ceiling is 2.4384 m and a 12 ft board 3.6576 m. Aircraft altitudes are often given in feet: 35,000 ft is 10,668 m.
Feet and inches to meters
Use meters = feet × 0.3048 + inches × 0.0254. For 5 ft 10 in: 1.524 + 0.254 = 1.778 m.
| Feet and inches | Meters (m) |
|---|---|
| 5 ft 6 in | 1.6764 |
| 5 ft 9 in | 1.7526 |
| 5 ft 10 in | 1.778 |
| 5 ft 11 in | 1.8034 |
| 6 ft 0 in | 1.8288 |
A fraction of an inch stays in the inches term: 5 ft 10 1/2 in is 1.524 + 10.5 × 0.0254 = 1.7907 m.
5.10 feet is not 5 feet 10 inches
The digits after a decimal point are a fraction of a foot, not inches. 5.10 ft is 5.1 ft, or 1.55448 m, and 5.11 ft is 1.557528 m, while 5 ft 11 in is 1.8034 m. 5.5 ft does equal 5 ft 6 in, but only because half a foot is six inches.
Square feet to square meters
Area needs the factor squared: 1 ft² = 0.3048² = 0.09290304 m². A 10 ft × 12 ft room is 3.048 m × 3.6576 m, which is 11.1483648 m², the same as 120 ft² × 0.09290304.
Feet in old survey records
Some US land records use the US survey foot, exactly 1200/3937 m, about 2 parts per million longer than the international foot. NIST retired it from 1 January 2023, but older survey data still uses it, so check which foot a dataset is based on.
Common mistakes
- Multiplying by 0.3. It is easy, but it runs 1.575% low: 50 ft comes out as 15 m instead of 15.24 m, which is 0.24 m short.
- Dividing by 0.3048. That is the meters-to-feet direction. A meter is longer than a foot, so the number of meters must be the smaller one.
- Dropping the tolerance. ±0.01 ft is ±0.003048 m, about 3 mm.
Typing feet and inches
5+10/12means 5 ft 10 in, and5+(10+1/2)/12means 5 ft 10 1/2 in.1/2is half a foot, 0.1524 m.- The length converter also accepts
5 ft 10 inwritten with units.
Related converters
For the opposite direction, use meters to feet. For centimeters, use feet to cm: 10 ft is 304.8 cm.
Worked examples
5 ft to m
- Feet (ft)
- 5 ft
- Meters
- 1.524 m
Checked against: Exact-fraction computation from the legal unit definitions
50 ft to m
- Feet (ft)
- 50 ft
- Meters
- 15.24 m
Checked against: Exact-fraction computation from the legal unit definitions
Questions
How many meters are in one foot?
1 ft is about 0.3048 m. International definition of foot: 1 ft = 12 in = 0.3048 m. These values are exact.
How do I convert feet to meters?
Multiply by 0.3048: 10 ft × 0.3048 ≈ 3.048 m. To convert back, divide by the same factor. The factor shown may be rounded.
How can I estimate feet in meters without a calculator?
Multiply by 0.3. This is 1.6% below the exact factor (about 0.3048), so 10 ft comes out as 3 m instead of 3.048 m.
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