Conversion formula

The conversion factor from inches to feet is 0.083333333333333, which means that 1 inch is equal to 0.083333333333333 feet:

1 in = 0.083333333333333 ft

To convert 48.5 inches into feet we have to multiply 48.5 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from inches to feet. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 in → 0.083333333333333 ft

48.5 in → L_(ft)

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

L_(ft) = 48.5 in × 0.083333333333333 ft

L_(ft) = 4.0416666666667 ft

The final result is:

48.5 in → 4.0416666666667 ft

We conclude that 48.5 inches is equivalent to 4.0416666666667 feet:

48.5 inches = 4.0416666666667 feet

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 foot is equal to 0.24742268041237 × 48.5 inches.

Another way is saying that 48.5 inches is equal to 1 ÷ 0.24742268041237 feet.

Approximate result

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

48.5 in ≅ 4.042 ft

An alternative is also that one foot is approximately zero point two four seven times forty-eight point five inches.

Conversion table

inches to feet chart

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