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 4.7 meters into feet we have to multiply 4.7 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

4.7 m → L_(ft)

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

L_(ft) = 4.7 m × 3.2808398950131 ft

L_(ft) = 15.419947506562 ft

The final result is:

4.7 m → 15.419947506562 ft

We conclude that 4.7 meters is equivalent to 15.419947506562 feet:

4.7 meters = 15.419947506562 feet

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 foot is equal to 0.064851063829787 × 4.7 meters.

Another way is saying that 4.7 meters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.064851063829787 feet.

Approximate result

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

4.7 m ≅ 15.42 ft

An alternative is also that one foot is approximately zero point zero six five times four point seven 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