Conversion formula

The conversion factor from millimeters to feet is 0.0032808398950131, which means that 1 millimeter is equal to 0.0032808398950131 feet:

1 mm = 0.0032808398950131 ft

To convert 4.2 millimeters into feet we have to multiply 4.2 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from millimeters to feet. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 mm → 0.0032808398950131 ft

4.2 mm → L_(ft)

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

L_(ft) = 4.2 mm × 0.0032808398950131 ft

L_(ft) = 0.013779527559055 ft

The final result is:

4.2 mm → 0.013779527559055 ft

We conclude that 4.2 millimeters is equivalent to 0.013779527559055 feet:

4.2 millimeters = 0.013779527559055 feet

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 foot is equal to 72.571428571429 × 4.2 millimeters.

Another way is saying that 4.2 millimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 72.571428571429 feet.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that four point two millimeters is approximately zero point zero one four feet:

4.2 mm ≅ 0.014 ft

An alternative is also that one foot is approximately seventy-two point five seven one times four point two millimeters.

Conversion table

millimeters to feet chart

For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from millimeters to feet