12 feet in meters

Conversion formula
How to convert 12 feet to meters?

We know (by definition) that: $1\mathrm{ft}=0.3048\mathrm{m}$

We can set up a proportion to solve for the number of meters.

Now, we cross multiply to solve for our unknown $x$:

Conclusion: 12 ⁢ ft = 3.6576000000000004 ⁢ m

Conversion in the opposite direction

The inverse of the conversion factor is that 1 meter is equal to 0.273403324584427 times 12 feet.

It can also be expressed as: 12 feet is equal to $\frac{1}{\mathrm{0.273403324584427}}$ meters.

Approximation

An approximate numerical result would be: twelve feet is about three point six six meters, or alternatively, a meter is about zero point two seven times twelve feet.