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 550 feet into meters we have to multiply 550 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

550 ft → L_(m)

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

L_(m) = 550 ft × 0.3048 m

L_(m) = 167.64 m

The final result is:

550 ft → 167.64 m

We conclude that 550 feet is equivalent to 167.64 meters:

550 feet = 167.64 meters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 meter is equal to 0.0059651634454784 × 550 feet.

Another way is saying that 550 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0059651634454784 meters.

Approximate result

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

550 ft ≅ 167.64 m

An alternative is also that one meter is approximately zero point zero zero six times five hundred fifty 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