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 14.2 centimeters into feet we have to multiply 14.2 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

14.2 cm → L_(ft)

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

L_(ft) = 14.2 cm × 0.032808398950131 ft

L_(ft) = 0.46587926509186 ft

The final result is:

14.2 cm → 0.46587926509186 ft

We conclude that 14.2 centimeters is equivalent to 0.46587926509186 feet:

14.2 centimeters = 0.46587926509186 feet

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 foot is equal to 2.1464788732394 × 14.2 centimeters.

Another way is saying that 14.2 centimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 2.1464788732394 feet.

Approximate result

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

14.2 cm ≅ 0.466 ft

An alternative is also that one foot is approximately two point one four six times fourteen point two 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