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 8.5 centimeters into feet we have to multiply 8.5 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

8.5 cm → L_(ft)

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

L_(ft) = 8.5 cm × 0.032808398950131 ft

L_(ft) = 0.27887139107612 ft

The final result is:

8.5 cm → 0.27887139107612 ft

We conclude that 8.5 centimeters is equivalent to 0.27887139107612 feet:

8.5 centimeters = 0.27887139107612 feet

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 foot is equal to 3.5858823529412 × 8.5 centimeters.

Another way is saying that 8.5 centimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 3.5858823529412 feet.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that eight point five centimeters is approximately zero point two seven nine feet:

8.5 cm ≅ 0.279 ft

An alternative is also that one foot is approximately three point five eight six times eight point five 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