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 972 feet into meters we have to multiply 972 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

972 ft → L_(m)

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

L_(m) = 972 ft × 0.3048 m

L_(m) = 296.2656 m

The final result is:

972 ft → 296.2656 m

We conclude that 972 feet is equivalent to 296.2656 meters:

972 feet = 296.2656 meters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 meter is equal to 0.0033753496862275 × 972 feet.

Another way is saying that 972 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0033753496862275 meters.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that nine hundred seventy-two feet is approximately two hundred ninety-six point two six six meters:

972 ft ≅ 296.266 m

An alternative is also that one meter is approximately zero point zero zero three times nine hundred seventy-two 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