Unit Converter
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 feet into centimeters we have to multiply 16 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 ft → L(cm)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the length L in centimeters:
L(cm) = 16 ft × 30.48 cm
L(cm) = 487.68 cm
The final result is:
16 ft → 487.68 cm
We conclude that 16 feet is equivalent to 487.68 centimeters:
16 feet = 487.68 centimeters
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 centimeter is equal to 0.0020505249343832 × 16 feet.
Another way is saying that 16 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0020505249343832 centimeters.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that sixteen feet is approximately four hundred eighty-seven point six eight centimeters:
16 ft ≅ 487.68 cm
An alternative is also that one centimeter is approximately zero point zero zero two times sixteen 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
feet (ft) | centimeters (cm) |
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17 feet | 518.16 centimeters |
18 feet | 548.64 centimeters |
19 feet | 579.12 centimeters |
20 feet | 609.6 centimeters |
21 feet | 640.08 centimeters |
22 feet | 670.56 centimeters |
23 feet | 701.04 centimeters |
24 feet | 731.52 centimeters |
25 feet | 762 centimeters |
26 feet | 792.48 centimeters |