Foot (abbreviation: ft): (plural feet) is a unit of length in the imperial and US customary systems of measurement. Since 1959, both units have been accepted equivalent to exactly 0.3048 meters by international agreement.
Centimeter (abbreviation: cm): is a unit of length in the SI metric system, equal to one hundredth of a metre, centi being the prefix for a factor of 1/100. The centimetre was the base unit of length in the now deprecated centimetre–gram–second (CGS) system of units.
How to Convert Feet to Centimeters
Example: How many centimeters are equivalent to 1.5 feet?
As;
1 feet = 30.48 centimeters
1.5 feet = Y centimeters
Assuming Y is the answer, and by criss-cross principle;
Y equals 1.5 times 30.48 over 1
(i.e.) Y = 1.5 * 30.48 / 1 = 45.72 centimeters
Answer is: 45.72 centimeters are equivalent to 1.5 feet.
Practice Question: Convert the following units into cm:
N.B.: After working out the answer to each of the next questions, click adjacent button to see the correct answer.
( i ) 80.87 ft
( ii ) 34.08 ft
( iii ) 70.3 ft
