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 15.7 feet into centimeters we have to multiply 15.7 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

15.7 ft → L_(cm)

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

L_(cm) = 15.7 ft × 30.48 cm

L_(cm) = 478.536 cm

The final result is:

15.7 ft → 478.536 cm

We conclude that 15.7 feet is equivalent to 478.536 centimeters:

15.7 feet = 478.536 centimeters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 centimeter is equal to 0.0020897069394988 × 15.7 feet.

Another way is saying that 15.7 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0020897069394988 centimeters.

Approximate result

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

15.7 ft ≅ 478.536 cm

An alternative is also that one centimeter is approximately zero point zero zero two times fifteen point seven 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