48 meters in feet

Conversion formula
How to convert 48 meters to feet?

We know (by definition) that: $1\mathrm{m}\approx 3.2808399\mathrm{ft}$

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

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

Conclusion: 48 ⁢ m ≈ 157.4803152 ⁢ ft

Conversion in the opposite direction

The inverse of the conversion factor is that 1 foot is equal to 0.00635 times 48 meters.

It can also be expressed as: 48 meters is equal to $\frac{1}{\mathrm{0.00635}}$ feet.

Approximation

An approximate numerical result would be: forty-eight meters is about one hundred and fifty-seven point four seven feet, or alternatively, a foot is about zero point zero one times forty-eight meters.