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 5.1 feet into centimeters we have to multiply 5.1 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

5.1 ft → L_(cm)

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

L_(cm) = 5.1 ft × 30.48 cm

L_(cm) = 155.448 cm

The final result is:

5.1 ft → 155.448 cm

We conclude that 5.1 feet is equivalent to 155.448 centimeters:

5.1 feet = 155.448 centimeters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 centimeter is equal to 0.0064330194019865 × 5.1 feet.

Another way is saying that 5.1 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0064330194019865 centimeters.

Approximate result

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

5.1 ft ≅ 155.448 cm

An alternative is also that one centimeter is approximately zero point zero zero six times five point one 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