Conversion formula

The conversion factor from millimeters to feet is 0.0032808398950131, which means that 1 millimeter is equal to 0.0032808398950131 feet:

1 mm = 0.0032808398950131 ft

To convert 5 millimeters into feet we have to multiply 5 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from millimeters to feet. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 mm → 0.0032808398950131 ft

5 mm → L_(ft)

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

L_(ft) = 5 mm × 0.0032808398950131 ft

L_(ft) = 0.016404199475066 ft

The final result is:

5 mm → 0.016404199475066 ft

We conclude that 5 millimeters is equivalent to 0.016404199475066 feet:

5 millimeters = 0.016404199475066 feet

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 foot is equal to 60.96 × 5 millimeters.

Another way is saying that 5 millimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 60.96 feet.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that five millimeters is approximately zero point zero one six feet:

5 mm ≅ 0.016 ft

An alternative is also that one foot is approximately sixty point nine six times five millimeters.

Conversion table

millimeters to feet chart

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