Conversion formula

The conversion factor from centimeters to feet is 0.032808398950131, which means that 1 centimeter is equal to 0.032808398950131 feet:

1 cm = 0.032808398950131 ft

To convert 12 centimeters into feet we have to multiply 12 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from centimeters to feet. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 cm → 0.032808398950131 ft

12 cm → L_(ft)

Solve the above proportion to obtain the length L in feet:

L_(ft) = 12 cm × 0.032808398950131 ft

L_(ft) = 0.39370078740157 ft

The final result is:

12 cm → 0.39370078740157 ft

We conclude that 12 centimeters is equivalent to 0.39370078740157 feet:

12 centimeters = 0.39370078740157 feet

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 foot is equal to 2.54 × 12 centimeters.

Another way is saying that 12 centimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 2.54 feet.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that twelve centimeters is approximately zero point three nine four feet:

12 cm ≅ 0.394 ft

An alternative is also that one foot is approximately two point five four times twelve centimeters.

Conversion table

centimeters to feet chart

For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from centimeters to feet