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 24.2 centimeters into feet we have to multiply 24.2 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

24.2 cm → L_(ft)

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

L_(ft) = 24.2 cm × 0.032808398950131 ft

L_(ft) = 0.79396325459318 ft

The final result is:

24.2 cm → 0.79396325459318 ft

We conclude that 24.2 centimeters is equivalent to 0.79396325459318 feet:

24.2 centimeters = 0.79396325459318 feet

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 foot is equal to 1.2595041322314 × 24.2 centimeters.

Another way is saying that 24.2 centimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 1.2595041322314 feet.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that twenty-four point two centimeters is approximately zero point seven nine four feet:

24.2 cm ≅ 0.794 ft

An alternative is also that one foot is approximately one point two six times twenty-four point two 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