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 1490 centimeters into feet we have to multiply 1490 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

1490 cm → L_(ft)

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

L_(ft) = 1490 cm × 0.032808398950131 ft

L_(ft) = 48.884514435696 ft

The final result is:

1490 cm → 48.884514435696 ft

We conclude that 1490 centimeters is equivalent to 48.884514435696 feet:

1490 centimeters = 48.884514435696 feet

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 foot is equal to 0.020456375838926 × 1490 centimeters.

Another way is saying that 1490 centimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.020456375838926 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 ninety centimeters is approximately forty-eight point eight eight five feet:

1490 cm ≅ 48.885 ft

An alternative is also that one foot is approximately zero point zero two times one thousand four hundred ninety 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