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1 Metre = How Many Feet and Centimetres?

1 metre = 100 centimetres and 1 metre = 3.281 feet (approximately 3 feet 3.37 inches). These are the two most commonly needed length conversions.

Question (Click to Flip)

How many inches are in 1 metre?

Answer

1 metre = 39.37 inches (since 1 inch = 2.54 cm, and 100 ÷ 2.54 = 39.37).

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Key Facts

The metre was originally defined in 1793 as one ten-millionth of the distance from the North Pole to the Equator along a meridian. Today it is defined using the speed of light!

Key Conversions

Metre ↔ Centimetre:

  • 1 metre = 100 centimetres (cm)
  • 1 cm = 0.01 metre
  • 1 km = 1000 metres = 100,000 cm

Metre ↔ Feet:

  • 1 metre = 3.2808 feet (approximately 3.28 ft)
  • 1 foot = 0.3048 metres
  • 1 foot = 30.48 cm

Feet ↔ Centimetres:

  • 1 foot = 30.48 cm
  • 1 cm = 0.0328 feet

1 Foot = How Many CM?

1 foot = 30.48 cm

Since 1 foot = 12 inches:

  • 1 inch = 2.54 cm
  • 12 inches × 2.54 = 30.48 cm per foot

Common heights converted:

  • 5 feet = 152.4 cm
  • 5 feet 6 inches (5'6") = 167.6 cm
  • 6 feet = 182.88 cm

Quick Reference Table

MetresFeetCM
1 m3.281 ft100 cm
2 m6.562 ft200 cm
5 m16.404 ft500 cm
10 m32.808 ft1000 cm
0.5 m1.640 ft50 cm

Questions and Answers

How many inches are in 1 metre?+

1 metre = **39.37 inches** (since 1 inch = 2.54 cm, and 100 ÷ 2.54 = 39.37).

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