Unit Converter
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 4.2 feet into centimeters we have to multiply 4.2 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
4.2 ft → L(cm)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the length L in centimeters:
L(cm) = 4.2 ft × 30.48 cm
L(cm) = 128.016 cm
The final result is:
4.2 ft → 128.016 cm
We conclude that 4.2 feet is equivalent to 128.016 centimeters:
4.2 feet = 128.016 centimeters
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 centimeter is equal to 0.0078115235595551 × 4.2 feet.
Another way is saying that 4.2 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0078115235595551 centimeters.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that four point two feet is approximately one hundred twenty-eight point zero one six centimeters:
4.2 ft ≅ 128.016 cm
An alternative is also that one centimeter is approximately zero point zero zero eight times four point two 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
feet (ft) | centimeters (cm) |
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5.2 feet | 158.496 centimeters |
6.2 feet | 188.976 centimeters |
7.2 feet | 219.456 centimeters |
8.2 feet | 249.936 centimeters |
9.2 feet | 280.416 centimeters |
10.2 feet | 310.896 centimeters |
11.2 feet | 341.376 centimeters |
12.2 feet | 371.856 centimeters |
13.2 feet | 402.336 centimeters |
14.2 feet | 432.816 centimeters |