Conversion formula

The conversion factor from meters to feet is 3.2808398950131, which means that 1 meter is equal to 3.2808398950131 feet:

1 m = 3.2808398950131 ft

To convert 17 meters into feet we have to multiply 17 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from meters to feet. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 m → 3.2808398950131 ft

17 m → L_(ft)

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

L_(ft) = 17 m × 3.2808398950131 ft

L_(ft) = 55.774278215223 ft

The final result is:

17 m → 55.774278215223 ft

We conclude that 17 meters is equivalent to 55.774278215223 feet:

17 meters = 55.774278215223 feet

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 foot is equal to 0.017929411764706 × 17 meters.

Another way is saying that 17 meters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.017929411764706 feet.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that seventeen meters is approximately fifty-five point seven seven four feet:

17 m ≅ 55.774 ft

An alternative is also that one foot is approximately zero point zero one eight times seventeen meters.

Conversion table

meters to feet chart

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