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 45.5 centimeters into feet we have to multiply 45.5 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

45.5 cm → L_(ft)

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

L_(ft) = 45.5 cm × 0.032808398950131 ft

L_(ft) = 1.492782152231 ft

The final result is:

45.5 cm → 1.492782152231 ft

We conclude that 45.5 centimeters is equivalent to 1.492782152231 feet:

45.5 centimeters = 1.492782152231 feet

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 foot is equal to 0.66989010989011 × 45.5 centimeters.

Another way is saying that 45.5 centimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.66989010989011 feet.

Approximate result

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

45.5 cm ≅ 1.493 ft

An alternative is also that one foot is approximately zero point six seven times forty-five point five 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