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 16.5 feet into centimeters we have to multiply 16.5 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

16.5 ft → L_(cm)

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

L_(cm) = 16.5 ft × 30.48 cm

L_(cm) = 502.92 cm

The final result is:

16.5 ft → 502.92 cm

We conclude that 16.5 feet is equivalent to 502.92 centimeters:

16.5 feet = 502.92 centimeters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 centimeter is equal to 0.0019883878151595 × 16.5 feet.

Another way is saying that 16.5 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0019883878151595 centimeters.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that sixteen point five feet is approximately five hundred two point nine two centimeters:

16.5 ft ≅ 502.92 cm

An alternative is also that one centimeter is approximately zero point zero zero two times sixteen point five 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