Imagine you’re in your garden measuring how far you have to walk from one end to the other. Sometimes it helps to know how long things are in different kinds of measurements. In many places, people use meters for measuring distance, but in other countries, they use feet.
So, let’s find out how to convert 17 meters into feet!
To change meters to feet, we can use this handy fact: 1 meter is about 3.28 feet. Therefore, to find out how many feet are in 17 meters, we can multiply:
$$
17 \text{ m} \times 3.28 \text{ ft/m} = 55.77 \text{ ft}
$$
So, 17 meters is approximately 55.77 feet long. That means if you walked along a path that is 17 meters long, you would have walked about 55.77 feet!
Here are seven objects that are exactly equal to 17 meters:
- The length of a standard garden hose when fully extended.
- The height of a small tree or a very tall plant.
- The distance from one end of a soccer goal to the other (the width of the goal).
- The length of a large swimming pool.
- The distance across a long driveway.
- The height of a two-story house.
- The length of five medium-sized garden shovels laid end to end.
Now, next time you’re in your garden, you’ll know just how long 17 meters really is!
