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 494.9 centimeters into feet we have to multiply 494.9 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

494.9 cm → L_(ft)

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

L_(ft) = 494.9 cm × 0.032808398950131 ft

L_(ft) = 16.23687664042 ft

The final result is:

494.9 cm → 16.23687664042 ft

We conclude that 494.9 centimeters is equivalent to 16.23687664042 feet:

494.9 centimeters = 16.23687664042 feet

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 foot is equal to 0.06158819963629 × 494.9 centimeters.

Another way is saying that 494.9 centimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.06158819963629 feet.

Approximate result

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

494.9 cm ≅ 16.237 ft

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