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 138.5 centimeters into feet we have to multiply 138.5 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

138.5 cm → L_(ft)

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

L_(ft) = 138.5 cm × 0.032808398950131 ft

L_(ft) = 4.5439632545932 ft

The final result is:

138.5 cm → 4.5439632545932 ft

We conclude that 138.5 centimeters is equivalent to 4.5439632545932 feet:

138.5 centimeters = 4.5439632545932 feet

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 foot is equal to 0.22007220216606 × 138.5 centimeters.

Another way is saying that 138.5 centimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.22007220216606 feet.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one hundred thirty-eight point five centimeters is approximately four point five four four feet:

138.5 cm ≅ 4.544 ft

An alternative is also that one foot is approximately zero point two two times one hundred thirty-eight point five 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