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 1489 centimeters into feet we have to multiply 1489 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

1489 cm → L_(ft)

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

L_(ft) = 1489 cm × 0.032808398950131 ft

L_(ft) = 48.851706036745 ft

The final result is:

1489 cm → 48.851706036745 ft

We conclude that 1489 centimeters is equivalent to 48.851706036745 feet:

1489 centimeters = 48.851706036745 feet

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 foot is equal to 0.020470114170584 × 1489 centimeters.

Another way is saying that 1489 centimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.020470114170584 feet.

Approximate result

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

1489 cm ≅ 48.852 ft

An alternative is also that one foot is approximately zero point zero two times one thousand four hundred eighty-nine 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