Conversion formula

The conversion factor from millimeters to feet is 0.0032808398950131, which means that 1 millimeter is equal to 0.0032808398950131 feet:

1 mm = 0.0032808398950131 ft

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

1 mm → 0.0032808398950131 ft

17 mm → L_(ft)

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

L_(ft) = 17 mm × 0.0032808398950131 ft

L_(ft) = 0.055774278215223 ft

The final result is:

17 mm → 0.055774278215223 ft

We conclude that 17 millimeters is equivalent to 0.055774278215223 feet:

17 millimeters = 0.055774278215223 feet

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 foot is equal to 17.929411764706 × 17 millimeters.

Another way is saying that 17 millimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 17.929411764706 feet.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that seventeen millimeters is approximately zero point zero five six feet:

17 mm ≅ 0.056 ft

An alternative is also that one foot is approximately seventeen point nine two nine times seventeen millimeters.

Conversion table

millimeters to feet chart

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