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 488.5 centimeters into feet we have to multiply 488.5 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

488.5 cm → L_(ft)

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

L_(ft) = 488.5 cm × 0.032808398950131 ft

L_(ft) = 16.026902887139 ft

The final result is:

488.5 cm → 16.026902887139 ft

We conclude that 488.5 centimeters is equivalent to 16.026902887139 feet:

488.5 centimeters = 16.026902887139 feet

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 foot is equal to 0.062395087001024 × 488.5 centimeters.

Another way is saying that 488.5 centimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.062395087001024 feet.

Approximate result

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

488.5 cm ≅ 16.027 ft

An alternative is also that one foot is approximately zero point zero six two times four hundred eighty-eight point five 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