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 48 millimeters into feet we have to multiply 48 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

48 mm → L_(ft)

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

L_(ft) = 48 mm × 0.0032808398950131 ft

L_(ft) = 0.15748031496063 ft

The final result is:

48 mm → 0.15748031496063 ft

We conclude that 48 millimeters is equivalent to 0.15748031496063 feet:

48 millimeters = 0.15748031496063 feet

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 foot is equal to 6.35 × 48 millimeters.

Another way is saying that 48 millimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 6.35 feet.

Approximate result

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

48 mm ≅ 0.157 ft

An alternative is also that one foot is approximately six point three five times forty-eight 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