Unit Converter
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 55 feet into meters we have to multiply 55 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
55 ft → L(m)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the length L in meters:
L(m) = 55 ft × 0.3048 m
L(m) = 16.764 m
The final result is:
55 ft → 16.764 m
We conclude that 55 feet is equivalent to 16.764 meters:
55 feet = 16.764 meters
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 meter is equal to 0.059651634454784 × 55 feet.
Another way is saying that 55 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 0.059651634454784 meters.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that fifty-five feet is approximately sixteen point seven six four meters:
55 ft ≅ 16.764 m
An alternative is also that one meter is approximately zero point zero six times fifty-five 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
feet (ft) | meters (m) |
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56 feet | 17.069 meters |
57 feet | 17.374 meters |
58 feet | 17.678 meters |
59 feet | 17.983 meters |
60 feet | 18.288 meters |
61 feet | 18.593 meters |
62 feet | 18.898 meters |
63 feet | 19.202 meters |
64 feet | 19.507 meters |
65 feet | 19.812 meters |