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 3042 meters into feet we have to multiply 3042 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

3042 m → L_(ft)

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

L_(ft) = 3042 m × 3.2808398950131 ft

L_(ft) = 9980.3149606299 ft

The final result is:

3042 m → 9980.3149606299 ft

We conclude that 3042 meters is equivalent to 9980.3149606299 feet:

3042 meters = 9980.3149606299 feet

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 foot is equal to 0.00010019723865878 × 3042 meters.

Another way is saying that 3042 meters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00010019723865878 feet.

Approximate result

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

3042 m ≅ 9980.315 ft

An alternative is also that one foot is approximately zero times three thousand forty-two 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