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 170 feet into meters we have to multiply 170 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

170 ft → L_(m)

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

L_(m) = 170 ft × 0.3048 m

L_(m) = 51.816 m

The final result is:

170 ft → 51.816 m

We conclude that 170 feet is equivalent to 51.816 meters:

170 feet = 51.816 meters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 meter is equal to 0.01929905820596 × 170 feet.

Another way is saying that 170 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 0.01929905820596 meters.

Approximate result

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

170 ft ≅ 51.816 m

An alternative is also that one meter is approximately zero point zero one nine times one hundred seventy 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