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 8.5 meters into feet we have to multiply 8.5 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

8.5 m → L_(ft)

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

L_(ft) = 8.5 m × 3.2808398950131 ft

L_(ft) = 27.887139107612 ft

The final result is:

8.5 m → 27.887139107612 ft

We conclude that 8.5 meters is equivalent to 27.887139107612 feet:

8.5 meters = 27.887139107612 feet

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 foot is equal to 0.035858823529412 × 8.5 meters.

Another way is saying that 8.5 meters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.035858823529412 feet.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that eight point five meters is approximately twenty-seven point eight eight seven feet:

8.5 m ≅ 27.887 ft

An alternative is also that one foot is approximately zero point zero three six times eight point five 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