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 centimeters into feet we have to multiply 488 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 cm → L_(ft)

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

L_(ft) = 488 cm × 0.032808398950131 ft

L_(ft) = 16.010498687664 ft

The final result is:

488 cm → 16.010498687664 ft

We conclude that 488 centimeters is equivalent to 16.010498687664 feet:

488 centimeters = 16.010498687664 feet

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 foot is equal to 0.062459016393443 × 488 centimeters.

Another way is saying that 488 centimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.062459016393443 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 centimeters is approximately sixteen point zero one feet:

488 cm ≅ 16.01 ft

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