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 271.7 centimeters into feet we have to multiply 271.7 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

271.7 cm → L_(ft)

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

L_(ft) = 271.7 cm × 0.032808398950131 ft

L_(ft) = 8.9140419947507 ft

The final result is:

271.7 cm → 8.9140419947507 ft

We conclude that 271.7 centimeters is equivalent to 8.9140419947507 feet:

271.7 centimeters = 8.9140419947507 feet

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 foot is equal to 0.11218255428782 × 271.7 centimeters.

Another way is saying that 271.7 centimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.11218255428782 feet.

Approximate result

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

271.7 cm ≅ 8.914 ft

An alternative is also that one foot is approximately zero point one one two times two hundred seventy-one point seven 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