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 140 feet into meters we have to multiply 140 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

140 ft → L_(m)

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

L_(m) = 140 ft × 0.3048 m

L_(m) = 42.672 m

The final result is:

140 ft → 42.672 m

We conclude that 140 feet is equivalent to 42.672 meters:

140 feet = 42.672 meters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 meter is equal to 0.023434570678665 × 140 feet.

Another way is saying that 140 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 0.023434570678665 meters.

Approximate result

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

140 ft ≅ 42.672 m

An alternative is also that one meter is approximately zero point zero two three times one hundred forty 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