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 48.5 feet into centimeters we have to multiply 48.5 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

48.5 ft → L_(cm)

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

L_(cm) = 48.5 ft × 30.48 cm

L_(cm) = 1478.28 cm

The final result is:

48.5 ft → 1478.28 cm

We conclude that 48.5 feet is equivalent to 1478.28 centimeters:

48.5 feet = 1478.28 centimeters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 centimeter is equal to 0.00067646183402332 × 48.5 feet.

Another way is saying that 48.5 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00067646183402332 centimeters.

Approximate result

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

48.5 ft ≅ 1478.28 cm

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