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There are many tools for converting meters to feet (or feet, denoted by ft) online, but most teachers want you to show how. You should also understand how to convert it yourself to avoid miscalculation. In square meter (m) or cubic meter (m) units, you need to convert to square feet or cubic feet accordingly. Luckily none of them are difficult, once you know how.

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Method 1 of 3: Convert meters to feet

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   Know that 1 meter equals 3.28 feet.Length 1 meter equals 3.28 feet. You can check this using the meter ruler and the foot (12 inch) ruler. Place the meter ruler on the ground, then place the foot gauge beside to measure. 3 consecutive foot (or 3 feet) ruler will be long near the is equal to 1 meter. If you add a fourth foot gauge, the extra length will be 0.28 ft, which is a bit longer than 3 inches.
   • To be more precise, we have: 1 meter = 3,28084 feet. However, because this number is skewed very Small compared to 3.28 feet, you can use the reduced number to make the problem easier.

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   Multiply the meter measurement by 3.28 to convert it to feet. Since 1 meter = 3.28 feet, you can convert any meter to feet by multiplying by 3.28. If you don't know how to do this, learn about multiplying decimals. Here are some examples. If you want, you can try to figure out if the answer is correct:
   • 1 m x 3.28 = 3.28 feet
   • 5 m x 3.28 = 16.4 feet
   • 2.7 m x 3.28 = 8,856 feet

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   Convert answers to inches (optional). For most problems, the correct or false result depends on the answer in the last step. But if you are curious and want to know what that length is, an answer like "8,856 feet" may not be enough for you. You can omit the commas and any trailing numbers, and then multiply by 12 to convert them to inches. This is also a transformation, similar to what we would do for meters and feet. Here are some examples:
   • 3.28 feet = 3 feet + 0.28 feet. Since 0.28 feet x 12 = 3.36, so 3.28 feet = 3 feet and 3.36 inches
   • 16.4 feet = 16 feet + 0.4 feet. Since 0.4 feet x 12 = 4.8, so 16.4 feet = 16 feet and 4.8 inches
   • 8,856 feet = 8 feet + 0.856 feet. Since 0.856 feet x 12 = 10,272, so 8,856 feet = 10 feet and 10,272 inches.
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Method 2 of 3: Convert square meters to square feet

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   Understand square meters. The square meter (m) is the unit of measure acreage. Area is a concept used to measure two-dimensional surfaces, such as room floors or sports fields. One square meter is the area of ​​a square 1 meter long and 1 meter wide. Friend just Can convert between units of area, cannot convert to units of length. In this method, we will convert square meters (m) to square feet (ft).
   • A square foot is the area of ​​the surface that is 1 foot long and 1 foot wide.

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   Understand why you need to use square feet. Converting square meters to square feet is quite helpful. For example, in the case: "Knowing that these 4 big squares cover the floor. How much do we need if we have to use the small square?" You won't be able to convert it to a ruler (like regular feet), because no matter how long it is, it won't cover the floor.

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   Multiply the number of square meters by 10.8 to convert it to square feet. 1 square meter is nearly 10.8 square feet. This means that to convert m to ft, you need to multiply the number of square meters by 10.8.
   • If you want to be even more precise, you can multiply it by 10,764.
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Method 3 of 3: Convert cubic meters to cubic feet

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   Understand cubic meters. The cubic meter is denoted m. This is the unit of measure volume, or three-dimensional space. You can use cubic meters to measure the amount of air in the room or the volume of water in the aquarium. 1 cubic meter is the volume of a block 1 meter long, 1 meter wide and 1 meter high.
   • Similarly, 1 cubic foot (ft) is the volume of a block that is 1 foot long, wide, and high.

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   Multiply the cubic meter by 35.3 to convert to cubic feet. 1 cubic meter is approximately equal to 35.3 cubic feet. Did you see that this number is much larger than the previous conversion of m or meters alone. This is because you are multiplying the difference 3 times when in 3-dimensional space. The cubic meter is 3.28 times longer than a cubic foot, and also 3.28 times wider and 3.28 times taller. We get: 3.28 x 3.28 x 3.28 = 35.3, so the cubic meter is 35.3 times larger than the cubic foot volume.
   • If you want more precision, you can multiply it by the factor 35,315.
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Advice

• If you want to convert cubic feet to cubic inches, multiply by the factor 144.1 cubic foot longer 12 times and wider 12 times compared with 1 cubic inch, so the deviation factor would be 12 x 12 = 144.
• If you wanted to convert cubic feet to cubic inches, the multiplier would be 12 x 12 x 12 = 1728.