Conversion formula

The conversion factor from feet to centimeters is 30.48, which means that 1 foot is equal to 30.48 centimeters:

1 ft = 30.48 cm

To convert 490 feet into centimeters we have to multiply 490 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from feet to centimeters. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 ft → 30.48 cm

490 ft → L_(cm)

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

L_(cm) = 490 ft × 30.48 cm

L_(cm) = 14935.2 cm

The final result is:

490 ft → 14935.2 cm

We conclude that 490 feet is equivalent to 14935.2 centimeters:

490 feet = 14935.2 centimeters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 centimeter is equal to 6.6955916224758E-5 × 490 feet.

Another way is saying that 490 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 6.6955916224758E-5 centimeters.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that four hundred ninety feet is approximately fourteen thousand nine hundred thirty-five point two centimeters:

490 ft ≅ 14935.2 cm

An alternative is also that one centimeter is approximately zero times four hundred ninety feet.

Conversion table

feet to centimeters chart

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