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 38 feet into centimeters we have to multiply 38 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

38 ft → L_(cm)

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

L_(cm) = 38 ft × 30.48 cm

L_(cm) = 1158.24 cm

The final result is:

38 ft → 1158.24 cm

We conclude that 38 feet is equivalent to 1158.24 centimeters:

38 feet = 1158.24 centimeters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 centimeter is equal to 0.0008633789197403 × 38 feet.

Another way is saying that 38 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0008633789197403 centimeters.

Approximate result

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

38 ft ≅ 1158.24 cm

An alternative is also that one centimeter is approximately zero point zero zero one times thirty-eight 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