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 242 centimeters into feet we have to multiply 242 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

242 cm → L_(ft)

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

L_(ft) = 242 cm × 0.032808398950131 ft

L_(ft) = 7.9396325459318 ft

The final result is:

242 cm → 7.9396325459318 ft

We conclude that 242 centimeters is equivalent to 7.9396325459318 feet:

242 centimeters = 7.9396325459318 feet

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 foot is equal to 0.12595041322314 × 242 centimeters.

Another way is saying that 242 centimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.12595041322314 feet.

Approximate result

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

242 cm ≅ 7.94 ft

An alternative is also that one foot is approximately zero point one two six times two hundred forty-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