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 48 meters into feet we have to multiply 48 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

48 m → L_(ft)

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

L_(ft) = 48 m × 3.2808398950131 ft

L_(ft) = 157.48031496063 ft

The final result is:

48 m → 157.48031496063 ft

We conclude that 48 meters is equivalent to 157.48031496063 feet:

48 meters = 157.48031496063 feet

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 foot is equal to 0.00635 × 48 meters.

Another way is saying that 48 meters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00635 feet.

Approximate result

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

48 m ≅ 157.48 ft

An alternative is also that one foot is approximately zero point zero zero six times forty-eight 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