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 8.5 millimeters into feet we have to multiply 8.5 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

8.5 mm → L_(ft)

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

L_(ft) = 8.5 mm × 0.0032808398950131 ft

L_(ft) = 0.027887139107612 ft

The final result is:

8.5 mm → 0.027887139107612 ft

We conclude that 8.5 millimeters is equivalent to 0.027887139107612 feet:

8.5 millimeters = 0.027887139107612 feet

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 foot is equal to 35.858823529412 × 8.5 millimeters.

Another way is saying that 8.5 millimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 35.858823529412 feet.

Approximate result

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

8.5 mm ≅ 0.028 ft

An alternative is also that one foot is approximately thirty-five point eight five nine times eight point 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