Conversion formula

The conversion factor from feet to centimeters is 30.48, which means that 1 foot is equal to 30.48 centimeters:

1 ft = 30.48 cm

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

1 ft → 30.48 cm

12 ft → L_(cm)

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

L_(cm) = 12 ft × 30.48 cm

L_(cm) = 365.76 cm

The final result is:

12 ft → 365.76 cm

We conclude that 12 feet is equivalent to 365.76 centimeters:

12 feet = 365.76 centimeters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 centimeter is equal to 0.0027340332458443 × 12 feet.

Another way is saying that 12 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0027340332458443 centimeters.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that twelve feet is approximately three hundred sixty-five point seven six centimeters:

12 ft ≅ 365.76 cm

An alternative is also that one centimeter is approximately zero point zero zero three times twelve feet.

Conversion table

feet to centimeters chart

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