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5 ft to m

5 feet in meters
5 ft = 1.524 m
m = ft × 0.3048

5 feet is 1.524 meters. To get there, multiply by 0.3048.

Values either side

Feet near 5, converted to meters.
Feet Meters
2 ft 0.6096
2.5 ft 0.762
3 ft 0.9144
4 ft 1.2192
5 ft ← 1.524
6 ft 1.8288
7 ft 2.1336
8 ft 2.4384
9 ft 2.7432

How the conversion works

The relationship is m = ft × 0.3048. Both units measure length, so the conversion is a fixed factor that never changes. The figure is exact rather than approximate: since the international yard and pound agreement of 1959, an inch is defined as exactly 25.4 millimetres and a pound as exactly 0.45359237 kilograms, and every other imperial and US customary unit here is derived from those two.

Foot: Plural is "feet".

Common questions

What is 5 ft in meters?
5 ft is 1.524 m.
How do you convert feet to meters?
Multiply by 0.3048.

Related pages

Sources

  1. Guide for the Use of the International System of Units (SP 811) — NIST (Public domain (US Government))
  2. The International System of Units (SI Brochure) — Bureau International des Poids et Mesures
  3. Calculated on this page — At One Place

How these figures are compiled and checked