If a student is 5 feet and 2 inches tall, then her height in meters would be 1.58496 meters, or in short, 1.6 meters tall. In meters, a foot would be equal to 0.3048 meters. Also, in meters, an inch would be equal to 0.0254 meters. Very few countries use feet and inches anymore. Most of the world goes by meters, kilometers, and other International System of Units.