Conversion formula

The conversion factor from feet to meters is 0.3048, which means that 1 foot is equal to 0.3048 meters:

1 ft = 0.3048 m

To convert 1242 feet into meters we have to multiply 1242 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from feet to meters. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 ft → 0.3048 m

1242 ft → L_(m)

Solve the above proportion to obtain the length L in meters:

L_(m) = 1242 ft × 0.3048 m

L_(m) = 378.5616 m

The final result is:

1242 ft → 378.5616 m

We conclude that 1242 feet is equivalent to 378.5616 meters:

1242 feet = 378.5616 meters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 meter is equal to 0.0026415780153085 × 1242 feet.

Another way is saying that 1242 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0026415780153085 meters.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one thousand two hundred forty-two feet is approximately three hundred seventy-eight point five six two meters:

1242 ft ≅ 378.562 m

An alternative is also that one meter is approximately zero point zero zero three times one thousand two hundred forty-two feet.

Conversion table

feet to meters chart

For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from feet to meters