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 163 feet into meters we have to multiply 163 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

163 ft → L_(m)

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

L_(m) = 163 ft × 0.3048 m

L_(m) = 49.6824 m

The final result is:

163 ft → 49.6824 m

We conclude that 163 feet is equivalent to 49.6824 meters:

163 feet = 49.6824 meters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 meter is equal to 0.020127852116645 × 163 feet.

Another way is saying that 163 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 0.020127852116645 meters.

Approximate result

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

163 ft ≅ 49.682 m

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