How long is 5 m in inches or feet?

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How to convert meters to feet

There are 3.28084 feet in 1 meter. To convert meters to feet, multiply your meters figure by 3.28. To convert feet to meters, divide your feet figure by 3.28.

feet = meters × 3.28084

As an example, let's say you have 5m of wrapping paper on a roll. If you want to know how many feet it measures, your calculation will be: 5 × 3.28084 = 16.404 ft. Take a look at the articles section for a feature on how many feet are in a meter.

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Note that you can convert between feet and inches here.

How many feet are in a meter?

1 meter is equal to:

• 3.28084 feet
• 3 feet and 3.3701 inches
• 39.3701 inches

To convert directly between meters and feet or meters and inches (plus many other units of length, distance and height), please use the length and distance converter. You will also find a converter for centimeters to feet and inches here.

5 meters equals 16.4 feet

Centimeters to feet and inches converter

How to convert meters to feet and inches step-by-step

One meter is a length measurement and equals approximately 3.28 feet. One foot equals 12 inches exactly. If you need to be super precise, you can use one meter = 3.2808398950131 feet. Once this is very close to 3.28 feet, you will almost always want to use the simpler number to make the math easier.

Step 1: Convert from meters to feet

1 meter = 3.28 x feet, so,

5 x 1 meter = 5 x 3.28 feet, or

5 meters = 16.4 feet.

Step 2: Convert the decimal feet to inches

An answer like "16.4 feet" might not mean much to you because you may want to express the decimal part, which is in feet, in inches once its is a smaller unit.

So, take everything after the decimal point (0.4), then multiply that by 12 to turn it into inches. This works because one foot = 12 inches. Then,

16.4 feet = 16 feet + 0.4 foot. Once 0.4 foot x 12 = 4.8 inches or 16.4 feet = 16 feet and 4.8 inches. Obviously, this is equivalent to 5 meters.

Step 3: Convert from decimal inches to an usable fraction of inch

The previous step gave you the answer in decimal inches (4.8), but how to measure it in an ruler or tape? See below a procedure, which can also be made using a calculator, to convert the decimal inches to the nearest usable fraction:

a) Subtract 4, the number of whole inches, from 4.8:

4.8 - 4 = 0.8. This is the fractional part of the inches value.

b) Multiply 0.8 times 16 (it could be 8, 16, 32, 64, ... depending on the exactness you want) to get the number of 16th's inches:

0.8 x 16 = 12.8. This is the number of 16th's of an inch and also the numerator of the fraction which may be still reduced.

c) Round the result to nearest integer:

round(12.8) = 13

Finally, 5 meters = 16 feet and 13/16 of an inch.

In short: 5 m = 16'4 13/16"(*)

(*) This result may differ from the calculator above because we've assumed that 1 meter equals 3.28 feet instead of 3.2808398950131 feet).

Height conversion chart

You can use this table to find any value in feet, in inches or in feet plus inches when you know the value in centimeters. It is an alternative to the converter above. Here is another version of this Centimeter to feet and inches table.

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