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 480 centimeters into feet we have to multiply 480 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

480 cm → L_(ft)

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

L_(ft) = 480 cm × 0.032808398950131 ft

L_(ft) = 15.748031496063 ft

The final result is:

480 cm → 15.748031496063 ft

We conclude that 480 centimeters is equivalent to 15.748031496063 feet:

480 centimeters = 15.748031496063 feet

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 foot is equal to 0.0635 × 480 centimeters.

Another way is saying that 480 centimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0635 feet.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that four hundred eighty centimeters is approximately fifteen point seven four eight feet:

480 cm ≅ 15.748 ft

An alternative is also that one foot is approximately zero point zero six four times four hundred eighty 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