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 47 centimeters into feet we have to multiply 47 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

47 cm → L_(ft)

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

L_(ft) = 47 cm × 0.032808398950131 ft

L_(ft) = 1.5419947506562 ft

The final result is:

47 cm → 1.5419947506562 ft

We conclude that 47 centimeters is equivalent to 1.5419947506562 feet:

47 centimeters = 1.5419947506562 feet

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 foot is equal to 0.64851063829787 × 47 centimeters.

Another way is saying that 47 centimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.64851063829787 feet.

Approximate result

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

47 cm ≅ 1.542 ft

An alternative is also that one foot is approximately zero point six four nine times forty-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