# Feet to centimeters | how many centimeters in a foot?

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How many centimeters are in a foot? What's 7 feet in cm, 5ft 5 in cm, 9 feet in cm? How to convert feet to cm? Let's do the conversion with Calculatorful's Feet to Centimeters converter and explore useful information in our article.

## What is a foot? Is it a human body part?

Historically, the human body has served as the foundation for length units. An adult Caucasian male's foot is normally around 15.3% of his height, giving a 175 cm individual a foot-length of roughly 268 mm on average.

Archaeologists think that in the past, the cubit was favored by the people of Egypt, India, and Mesopotamia, while the foot was preferred by the people of Rome, Greece, and China. During the Bronze Age, Indus towns utilized a foot of 333.5 mm and a cubit of 528.3 mm according to Harappan linear measurements. The Egyptian counterpart of the foot, the djeser, was a measurement of four palms or 16 fingers that has been rebuilt to be around 30 cm.

## What is centimeter?

A centimeter (SI symbol cm) is a length unit in the International System of Units (SI) equal to one hundredth of a meter, with centi being the SI prefix denoting a factor of $\frac{1}{100}$ In the now-deprecated centimeter-gram-second (CGS) unit system, the centimeter was the base unit of length. See more about centimeter.

Though scientists frequently prefer SI prefixes for factors of ${1000}^{}$, such as milli- and kilo, for many physical quantities, the centimeter remains a practical unit of length for many common measures. A centimeter is roughly the width of an average adult's fingernail.

## How many centimeters are in a foot?

As you can see, centimeters and feet were born in different time frames so the conversion between them is a bit odd. There are approximately 30.48 centimeters in one feet.

## How to convert feet to centimeters?

For this conversion we know that 1 foot is equal to 30.48 centimeters. Therefore, to convert from feet to centimeters, you can multiply the value in feet with 30.48 and get the result in centimeters. You can use our tool so that you don't need to do the math yourself. And Calculatorful also provide several tools that help you make conversion easier, learn more in Cups to Grams | Inches to feet

## Feet to centimeters conversion table

 Foot [ft] Centimeter [cm] 1 ft 30.48 cm 2 ft 60.96 cm 3 ft 91.44 cm 4 ft 121.92 cm 5 ft 152.4 cm 6 ft 182.88 cm 7 ft 213.36 cm 8 ft 243.84 cm 9 ft 274.32 cm 10 ft 304.8 cm 11 ft 335.28 cm 12 ft 365.76 cm 13 ft 396.24 cm 14 ft 426.72 cm 15 ft 457.2 cm 16 ft 487.68 cm 17 ft 518.16 cm 18 ft 548.64 cm 19 ft 579.12 cm 20 ft 609.6 cm 21 ft 640.08 cm 22 ft 670.56 cm 23 ft 701.04 cm 24 ft 731.52 cm 25 ft 762 cm 26 ft 792.48 cm 27 ft 822.96 cm 28 ft 853.44 cm 29 ft 883.92 cm 30 ft 914.4 cm 31 ft 944.88 cm 32 ft 975.36 cm 33 ft 1005.84 cm 34 ft 1036.32 cm 35 ft 1066.8 cm 36 ft 1097.28 cm 37 ft 1127.76 cm 38 ft 1158.24 cm 39 ft 1188.72 cm 40 ft 1219.2 cm

## FAQ

### How do I convert 10 feet to centimeters?

To convert 10 feet to centimeters:

1. Take the number 10;
2. Multiply it by 30.48; and
3. That's it! The result is 304.8 centimeters.

### How many centimeters are in a foot?

There are approximately 30.48 centimeters in a foot. If you want to convert ft to cm, you need to multiply the value by a conversion factor of 30.48.

## Conclusion

In this article, we provide the details about our tool, Feet to Centimeters. We covered how the tool works, what is the formula behind it, and the conversion table with the most common conversion that people make.

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